Rhodactis

Rhodactis is the genus of Corallimorpharia which is characterized by large individual polyps that are often reminiscent of a mushroom. Rhodactis are related to stony corals but do not produce a stony skeleton.

Species

The following species are recognized in the genus Rhodactis:

• Rhodactis bryoides <small>Haddon & Shackleton, 1893</small>
• Rhodactis howesii <small>Saville-Kent, 1893</small>
• Rhodactis inchoata <small>Carlgren, 1943</small>
• Rhodactis indosinensis <small>Carlgren, 1943</small>
• Rhodactis musciformis <small>Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864</small>
• Rhodactis osculifera <small>(Le Sueur, 1817)</small>
• Rhodactis rhodostoma <small>(Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)</small>

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