Discosomatidae

Discosomatidae
Rhodactis ct. inchoata in a marine aquarium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Corallimorpharia
Family: Discosomatidae
Duchassaing de Fombressin & Michelotti, 1864
Synonyms

Discosomae Duchassaing de Fombressin & Michelotti, 1864
Discostominae Verrill, 1869
Rhodactidae Andres, 1883
Phialactidae Fowler, 1888
Actinodiscidae Carlgren, 1949[1]

Discosomatidae is a family of marine cnidarians closely related to the true sea anemones (Actiniaria). It contains three genera:

References & External links

  1. Harmin, Cha (2007). Systematics of the order Corallimorpharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). University of Kansas. pp. 83–85. ISBN 978-0-549-13246-2.
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