Ctenactis
Genus of corals
| Ctenactis | |
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| Ctenactis echinata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Fungiidae |
| Genus: | Ctenactis Verrill, 1864 [1] |
| Species | |
| See text | |
Ctenactis is a genus of solitary disc corals in the family Fungiidae. Members of this genus are found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Characteristics
Members of this genus are medium to large oval disc corals. They have an axial furrow with usually a single mouth opening, though sometimes there are several mouths. The septa are heavily toothed with sharp triangular teeth. The costae are weakly developed and have long arborescent spines.[citation needed]
Species
The World Register of Marine Species currently lists the following species:[1]
- Ctenactis albitentaculata Hoeksema, 1989
- Ctenactis crassa (Dana, 1846)
- Ctenactis echinata (Pallas, 1766)
References
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- ^ a b Hoeksema, Bert (2015). "Ctenactis Verrill, 1864". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
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