Ptychodactis aleutiensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Anthozoa |
Order: | Actiniaria |
Family: | Ptychodactinidae |
Genus: | Ptychodactis |
Species: | P. aleutiensis |
Binomial name | |
Ptychodactis aleutiensis Eash-Loucks, Jewett, Fautin, Hoberg & Chenelot, 2010 | |
Ptychodactis aleutiensis is a species of sea anemone found off the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. [1]
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