| Discosomidae | |
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| Rhodactis inchoata , a species in the genus Rhodactis. | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Corallimorpharia |
| Family: | Discosomidae Verrill, 1869 |
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Discosomidae is a family of marine cnidarians closely related to the true sea anemones (Actiniaria). It contains five genera: [2]
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