Epiactis prolifera (Brooding Anemone)

Common Names

Common Names in English:

Brooding Anemone

Kingdom: Animalia () - animals
- Phylum: Cnidaria () - Cnidarians
  - Class: Anthozoa () - Corals, Flower Animals
    - Order: Actiniaria () - Sea Anemones
      - Family: Scarabaeoidea ()
        Genus: Epiactis () - (Verrill, 1869)
        Specific name: prolifera - Verrill, 1869
        Scientific name: - Epiactis prolifera Verrill, 1869

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Fautin D.G., 15-Oct-2001

There are approximately 20 species in this genus:

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Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
Hexacorallians of the World 2001.
Hexacorals
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 20, 2008.

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:

Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Gwaii Haanas Invertebrates (OBIS Canada)
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Hexacoral Database
National Museum of Natural History: NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collections