Acricoactis

Acricoactis is a genus of sea anemones of the family Acricoactinidae. It currently includes only one species.

Acricoactis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Acricoactinidae
Genus: Acricoactis
Larson, 2016
Species:
A. brachyacontis
Binomial name
Acricoactis brachyacontis
Larson, 2016[1]

Species

The following species are recognized:[2]

  • Acricoactis brachyacontis Larson, 2016

Distribution

This species was described from Alaska.[1]

References
  1. Larson, P. (2016). Acricoactis brachyacontis sp. nov. from Adak Island, Alaska, represents a new genus and family of metridioidean sea anemone (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Actiniaria). Marine Biodiversity.
  2. WoRMS (2021). Acricoactis brachyacontis Larson, 2016. Accessed on 2021-01-25.
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