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Discosomidae

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Discosomidae
Rhodactis inchoata , a species in the genus Rhodactis.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Corallimorpharia
Family: Discosomidae
Verrill, 1869
Synonyms
  • Discosomae Duchassaing de Fombressin & Michelotti, 1864
  • Discosomatidae Duchassaing de Fombressin & Michelotti, 1864
  • Discostominae Verrill, 1869
  • Rhodactidae Andres, 1883
  • Phialactidae Fowler, 1888
  • Actinodiscidae Carlgren, 1949[1]

Discosomidae is a family of marine cnidarians closely related to the true sea anemones (Actiniaria). It contains five genera:[2]

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  1. ^ Harmin, Cha (2007). Systematics of the order Corallimorpharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). University of Kansas. pp. 83–85. ISBN 978-0-549-13246-2.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Discosomidae Verrill, 1869". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-05-24.