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Dactylanthus antarcticus

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Dactylanthus antarcticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Preactiniidae
Genus: Dactylanthus
Carlgren, 1911
Species:
D. antarcticus
Binomial name
Dactylanthus antarcticus
(Clubb, 1908)[1]

Dactylanthus antarcticus is a species of sea anemones in the order Actiniaria. It is the only member of its genus.

Distribution

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This anemone has been found from King George Island off Antarctica and the Strait of Magellan in Chile.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Dactylanthus antarcticus (Clubb, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ K. & N. Sanamyan, D. Schories & H. Krumbeck. "Dactylanthus antarcticus (Clubb, 1908)". Actiniaria.com. Retrieved June 28, 2011.