Phyllactis

Phyllactis
Phyllactis praetexta (Dana)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Actiniidae
Genus: Phyllactis
Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851

Phyllactis is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Actiniidae.[1] In 2024, Phyllactis was synonymized with Actinostella.[2]

The species of this genus are found in America.[1]

Species:[1]

  • Phyllactis cichoracea Milne-Edwards, 1876
  • Phyllactis conquilega (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
  • Phyllactis formosa (Duchassaing, 1850)
  • Phyllactis plicata
  • Phyllactis praetexta (Couthouy, 1846)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Phyllactis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Yamaly Barragán, Estefanía Rodríguez, Tommaso Chiodo, Luciana C. Gusmão, Carlos Sánchez, Daniel Lauretta "Revision of the Genus Actinostella (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Actinioidea) from Tropical and Subtropical Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific: Redescriptions and Synonymies," American Museum Novitates, 2024(4014), 1-48, (8 May 2024)