Biology:Entacmaea

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Short description: Genus of sea anemones

Entacmaea
Entacmaea quadricolor (Bubble tip anemone).jpg
A colony of Entacmaea quadricolor.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Actiniidae
Genus: Entacmaea
Ehrenberg, 1834[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Entacmea
  • Physobrachia Saville-Kent, 1893
  • Psychobrachia Saville-Kent, 1893

Entacmaea is a genus of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae.

Species

The following species are recognized in the genus Entacmaea:

  • Entacmaea medusivora Fautin & Fitt, 1991
  • Entacmaea quadricolor (Leuckart in Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q20535061 entry