Corynactis

Corynactis
Corynactic californica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Anthozoa
Subclass:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Corallimorpharia
Family:	Corallimorphidae
Genus:	Corynactis Allman, 1846

Corynactis is a genus of colonial anthozoans similar in appearance to sea anemones and in body format to scleractinian stony corals. These animals are cnidarians in the family Corallimorphidae.

Species

Species so far described in this genus include:^[1]

• Corynactis annulata (Verrill, 1867)
• Corynactis australis Haddon & Duerden, 1896 synonyms: C. albida, C. haddoni and C. mollis
• Corynactis bahamensis Watzl, 1922
• Corynactis californica Carlgren, 1936
• Corynactis carnea Studer, 1879 synomym: C. sanmatiensi
• Corynactis chilensis Carlgren, 1941
• Corynactis delawarei Widersten, 1976
• Corynactis denhartogi Ocaña, 2003
• Corynactis denticulosa (Le Sueur, 1817)
• Corynactis globulifera (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)
• Corynactis gracilis Farquhar, 1898
• Corynactis hoplites Haddon & Shackleton, 1893
• Corynactis mediterranea Sars, 1857
• Corynactis parvula Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 synomym: C. myrcia
• Corynactis sanmatiensis (Zamponi, 1976)
• Corynactis viridis Allman, 1846

References

1. ^ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100785 accessed 16 July 2010