Discosomidae

Discosomidae is a family of marine cnidarians closely related to the true sea anemones (Actiniaria). It contains five genera:^[2]

• Amplexidiscus
• Discosoma
• Metarhodactis
• Platyzoanthus
• Rhodactis

Discosomidae
Rhodactis inchoata , a species in the genus Rhodactis.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Corallimorpharia
Family:	Discosomidae Verrill, 1869
Synonyms
Discosomae Duchassaing de Fombressin & Michelotti, 1864 Discosomatidae Duchassaing de Fombressin & Michelotti, 1864 Discostominae Verrill, 1869 Rhodactidae Andres, 1883 Phialactidae Fowler, 1888 Actinodiscidae Carlgren, 1949^[1]

References & External links

1. Harmin, Cha (2007). Systematics of the order Corallimorpharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). University of Kansas. pp. 83–85. ISBN 978-0-549-13246-2.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Discosomidae Verrill, 1869". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-05-24.