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Heteractis

Anthozoa - Actiniaria - Heteractidae

Taxonomy
Heteractis was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851). It is extant. It is the type genus of Heteractidae.

It was assigned to Heteractidae by DiMartino et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Heteractis Milne-Edwards and Haime
2017Heteractis DiMartino et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderActiniaria
RankNameAuthor
suborderEnthemonaeRodríguez and Daly 2014
superfamilyActinioideaRafinesque 1815
familyHeteractidaeAndres 1883
genusHeteractisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Heteractis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 13:21:53
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:22:14
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available