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Haloclava

Haloclava is a genus of sea anemones in the family Haloclavidae. Members of this genus typically burrow into soft sediment.

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Haloclava
Haloclava capensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Haloclavidae
Genus: Haloclava
Verrill, 1899 1
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Haloclava is a genus of sea anemones in the family Haloclavidae. Members of this genus typically burrow into soft sediment.

Species

The following species are listed by the World Register of Marine Species:1

  • Haloclava brevicornis (Stimpson, 1856)
  • Haloclava capensis (Verrill, 1865)
  • Haloclava chinensis Carlgren, 1931
  • Haloclava producta (Stimpson, 1856)
  • Haloclava stimpsoni (Verrill, 1868)
References

References

  1. Fautin, Daphne (2015). "Haloclava Verrill, 1899". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 July 2017.