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Epiactis  Verrill, 1869
Taxonomic Serial No.: 52562

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2002   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    PhylumCnidaria Hatschek, 1888 – cnidarians, coelenterates, cnidaires, coelentérés, água viva, anêmona, caravela, cnidario, coral, hidra  
       SubphylumAnthozoa   
          ClassAnthozoa Ehrenberg, 1834 – corals, flower animals, sea anemones, anémones de mer, coraux, água viva, anêmona, antozoário, caravela, corais, gorgônia  
             SubclassHexacorallia   
                OrderActiniaria  – anemones, sea anemones, actinies, anémones  
                   SuborderNyantheae Carlgren, 1899  
                      InfraorderThenaria Carlgren, 1899  
                         FamilyActiniidae Rafinesque, 1815  
                            GenusEpiactis Verrill, 1869  
    Direct Children:  
                               SpeciesEpiactis adeliana Carlgren and Stephenson, 1929  
                               SpeciesEpiactis arctica (Verrill, 1868) – Arctic brooding anemone 
                               SpeciesEpiactis australiensis Carlgren, 1950  
                               SpeciesEpiactis brucei Carlgren, 1939  
                               SpeciesEpiactis fecunda (Verrill, 1899)  
                               SpeciesEpiactis fernaldi Fautin and Chia, 1986 – fernald brooding anemone 
                               SpeciesEpiactis georgiana Carlgren, 1927  
                               SpeciesEpiactis incerta Carlgren, 1921  
                               SpeciesEpiactis irregularis Carlgren, 1951  
                               SpeciesEpiactis laevisi Carlgren, 1940  
                               SpeciesEpiactis lisbethae Fautin and Chia, 1986 – giant brooding anemone 
                               SpeciesEpiactis marsupialis Carlgren, 1901  
                               SpeciesEpiactis mortenseni Carlgren, 1924  
                               SpeciesEpiactis neozealandica Stephenson, 1918  
                               SpeciesEpiactis nordmanni Carlgren, 1921  
                               SpeciesEpiactis prolifera Verrill, 1869 – brooding anemone 
                               SpeciesEpiactis ritteri Torrey, 1902 – sandy anemone 
                               SpeciesEpiactis thompsoni (Coughtrey, 1875)  
                               SpeciesEpiactis vincentina Carlgren, 1939  
       

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  Source: Hexacorallians of the World, website (version 1)  
  Acquired: 2001   
  Notes: http://www.kgs.ukans.edu/Hexacoral/Biodata/index.html   
  Reference for: Epiactis   
       
  Source: Hexacorallians of the World, 05-May-2002, website (version 05-May-02)  
  Acquired: 2002   
  Notes: http://hercules.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm   
  Reference for: Epiactis   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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