Bunodactis
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Bunodactis is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of sea anemone
Sea anemone
Sea anemones are a group of water-dwelling, predatory animals of the order Actiniaria; they are named after the anemone, a terrestrial flower. Sea anemones are classified in the phylum Cnidaria, class Anthozoa, subclass Zoantharia. Anthozoa often have large polyps that allow for digestion of larger...

s in the family
Family (biology)
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 Actiniidae
Actiniidae
The Actiniidae is the largest family of sea anemones, to which most common, temperate, shore species belong. Most members of this family do not participate in symbioses with fishes. One exception is the so-called bubble anemone - Entacmaea quadricolor....

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Species

Species in the genus include:
  • Bunodactis altifossa (Lager, 1911)
  • Bunodactis aucklandica Carlgren, 1927
  • Bunodactis bunodiformis (Hertwig, 1882)
  • Bunodactis chrysobathys Parry, 1951
  • Bunodactis conica (McMurrich, 1904)
  • Bunodactis curacaoensis Pax, 1924
  • Bunodactis elongata (McMurrich, 1904)
  • Bunodactis hermaphroditica Carlgren, 1959
  • Bunodactis inornata (Stimpson, 1856)
  • Bunodactis maculosa Carlgren, 1954
  • Bunodactis mexicana Carlgren, 1951
  • Bunodactis mortenseni (Carlgren, 1924)
  • Bunodactis nikobarica Carlgren, 1928
  • Bunodactis octoradiata (Carlgren, 1899)
  • Bunodactis patagoniensis (Carlgren, 1899)
  • Bunodactis reynaudi (Milne Edwards, 1857)
  • Bunodactis rubripunctata (Grube, 1840)
  • Bunodactis rubrofusca Carlgren, 1924
  • Bunodactis sabelloides (Andres, 1881)
  • Bunodactis spetsbergensis (Carlgren, 1902)
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