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Ptychodactis

Ptychodactis is a genus of sea anemones. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Ptychodactinidae.

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Ptychodactis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Ptychodactinidae
Appellöf, 1893
Genus: Ptychodactis
Appellöf, 1893
Synonyms
List

(Family)

  • Ptychodacteae
  • Ptychodactiidae Appellöf, 1893

(Genus)

  • Phychodactis

Ptychodactis is a genus of sea anemones. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Ptychodactinidae.1

Species

There are two species recognized in the genus:1

References

References

  1. Daly, M. & Fautin, D. "Ptychodactinidae Appellöf, 1893". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-10-16.