Acricoactinidae

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Acricoactinidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Superfamily: Metridioidea
Family: Acricoactinidae
Larson, 2016 [1]

Acricoactinidae is a family of sea anemones. It currently includes only one species.

Genera

The following genera are recognized: [2]

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References

  1. Larson, Paul (2018). "Acricoactis brachyacontis sp. nov. From Adak Island, Alaska, represents a new genus and family of metridioidean sea anemone (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Actiniaria)". Marine Biodiversity. 48 (3): 1583–1590. Bibcode:2018MarBd..48.1583L. doi:10.1007/s12526-016-0582-2. S2CID   255615339.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acricoactinidae Larson, 2016". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-01-24.