Discosomidae
Discosomidae is a family of marine cnidarians closely related to the true sea anemones (Actiniaria). It contains five genera:[2]
- Amplexidiscus
- Discosoma
- Metarhodactis
- Platyzoanthus
- Rhodactis
Discosomidae | |
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Rhodactis ct. inchoata in a marine aquarium | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Anthozoa |
Order: | Corallimorpharia |
Family: | Discosomidae Verrill, 1869 |
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References & External links
- Harmin, Cha (2007). Systematics of the order Corallimorpharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). University of Kansas. pp. 83–85. ISBN 978-0-549-13246-2.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Discosomidae Verrill, 1869". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
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