Discosomidae is a family of marine
cnidaria
Cnidaria ( ) is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic invertebrates found both in fresh water, freshwater and marine environments (predominantly the latter), including jellyfish, hydroid (zoology), hydroids, ...
ns closely related to the true sea anemones (
Actiniaria
Sea anemones ( ) are a group of predatory marine invertebrates constituting the order Actiniaria. Because of their colourful appearance, they are named after the '' Anemone'', a terrestrial flowering plant. Sea anemones are classified in the phy ...
). It contains five genera:
* ''
Amplexidiscus''
* ''
Discosoma''
* ''
Metarhodactis''
* ''
Platyzoanthus''
* ''
Rhodactis''
References & External links
Corallimorpharia
Cnidarian families
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