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

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

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