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Genus of sea anemones From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Calliactis is a genus of sea anemones. Species in this genus are mutually symbiotic with hermit crabs. The anemone gets a place to live and discarded scraps of the crab's food in exchange for its help in defending the crab.[1]
Calliactis | |
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Hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) with Calliactis species attached to its shell. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Actiniaria |
Family: | Hormathiidae |
Genus: | Calliactis Verrill, 1869 |
Species | |
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Species within the genus include:[2]
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