Rhodactis

Rhodactis
Rhodactis inchoata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Corallimorpharia
Family: Discosomidae
Genus: Rhodactis
Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
Species

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Synonyms
  • Rodactis

Rhodactis is genus of Corallimorpharia which are characterized by large individual polyps that are often reminiscent of a mushroom. Rhodactis are related to stony corals but do not produce a stony skeleton.