Calliactis
Calliactis | |
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Hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) with Calliactis species attached to its shell. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Actiniaria |
Family: | Hormathiidae |
Genus: | Calliactis Verrill, 1869 |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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Calliactis is a genus of sea anemones. Species in this genus are mutually symbiotic with hermit crabs. The anemone gets a place to live and discarded scraps of the crab's food in exchange for its help in defending the crab.[1]
Species[]
Species within the genus include:[2]
References[]
- ^ Gusmão LC, Daly M (September 2010). "Evolution of sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Hormathiidae) symbiotic with hermit crabs". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 56 (3): 868–77. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.05.001. PMID 20457262.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Calliactis Verrill, 1869". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calliactis. |
- gsmfc.org (PDF)
- marlin.ac.uk
- habitas.org.uk
- ourworld.compuserve.com
- "Calliactis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Categories:
- Hormathiidae
- Hexacorallia genera
- Hexacorallia stubs