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genus

Mushroom coral
Discosoma Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Cnidaria - anemones, corals and jellyfish »  class Anthozoa »  order Corallimorpharia »  family Discosomidae

Scientific synonyms

Actinodiscus Blainville, 1830
Actinotryx Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
Discostoma Ehrenberg, 1834
Phialactis Fowler, 1888

Other names

= Disc anemone
= Mushroom anemone
= mushroom anemonies

Included taxa

Number of records: 11

species Discosoma album (Forskål, 1775)
species Discosoma carlgreni (Watzl, 1922) - Forked-tentacle Corallimorpharian
species Discosoma dawydoffi Carlgren, 1943
species Discosoma fowleri (Fowler, 1888)
species Discosoma fungiforme (Verrill, 1869)
species Discosoma molle (Couthouy in Dana, 1846)
species Discosoma neglecta (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) - Umbrella Corallimorpharian
species Discosoma nummiforme Leuckart in Rueppel, 1928

Discosoma nummiforme

species Discosoma rubraoris Saville-Kent, 1893
species Discosoma unguja Carlgren, 1900
species Discosoma viridescens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

Links and literature

EN The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1265661]

Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [https://www.irmng.org] [as Discosoma Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828]
Data retrieved on: 30 November 2019

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