Paracorynactis
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Paracorynactis is a genus of corallimorphs from the western Indo-West Pacific. They are specialized predators of echinoderms, and are notable for preying on the destructive crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) among others. The genus is monotypic with the single species, Paracorynactis hoplites.
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Paracorynactis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Corallimorpharia |
Family: | Corallimorphidae |
Genus: | Paracorynactis Ocaña, den Hartog, Brito, & Bos, 2010 |
Species: | P. hoplites |
Binomial name | |
Paracorynactis hoplites (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893) | |
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