Aulactinia

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Aulactinia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Actiniidae
Genus: Aulactinia
Verrill, 1864

Aulactinia is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. [1]

Species

Species in the genus include:

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References

  1. Fautin, Daphne (2015). "Aulactinia Agassiz in Verrill, 1864". World Register of Marine Species.