Actinostola

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Actinostola
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Actinostola sp.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Actinostolidae
Genus: Actinostola
Verrill, 1883 [1]
Species

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Actinostola is a genus of sea anemones in the order Actiniaria. All members of this genus are deep-sea species, with some occurring at hydrothermal vents. [2]

Species

The following species are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Daly, Meg (2016). "Actinostola Verrill, 1883". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. Advances in Marine Biology. Academic Press. 1998. p. 365. ISBN   978-0-08-057957-3.