Rhodactis Milne Edwards & Haime 1851 articles

Rhodactis

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Rhodactis is genus of Mushroom corals which are characterized by large individual polyps that are often reminiscent of a mushroom. Rhodactis are related to stony corals but do not produce a stony skeleton.

Species

The following species are recognized in the genus Rhodactis:^[2]

Rhodactis bryoides Haddon & Shackleton, 1893
Rhodactis howesii Saville-Kent, 1893
Rhodactis inchoata Carlgren, 1943
Rhodactis indosinensis Carlgren, 1943
Rhodactis musciformis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Rhodactis osculifera (Le Sueur, 1817)
Rhodactis rhodostoma (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)

References

^ Fautin, D. (2010). "Rhodactis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rhodactis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-05-25.

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Rhodactis: Brief Summary

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Rhodactis is genus of Mushroom corals which are characterized by large individual polyps that are often reminiscent of a mushroom. Rhodactis are related to stony corals but do not produce a stony skeleton.

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