Discosomidae

Discosomidae
	Rhodactis inchoata , a species in the genus Rhodactis.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
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;

Last updated May 26, 2025

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

References & External links

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

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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.

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Discosomidae

Rhodactis inchoata , a species in the genus Rhodactis.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
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]