''Calliactis'' is a

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sea anemone Sea anemones are a group of predation, predatory marine invertebrates of the order (biology), order Actiniaria. Because of their colourful appearance, they are named after the ''Anemone'', a terrestrial flowering plant. Sea anemones are classifi ...

s. 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.

Species

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Calliactis algoaensis ''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. Species Species ...

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Calliactis androgyna ''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. Species Species ...

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Calliactis annulata ''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. Species Species ...

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Calliactis argentacoloratus ''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. Species Species ...

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Calliactis armillatas ''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. Species Species ...

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Calliactis brevicornis ''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. Species Species ...

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Calliactis conchicola ''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. Species Species ...

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Calliactis japonica ''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. Species Species ...

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Calliactis marmorata ''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. Species Species ...

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Calliactis parasitica ''Calliactis parasitica'' is a species of sea anemone associated with hermit crabs. It lives in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea at depths between the intertidal zone and . It is up to in size, with up to 700 tentacles, and is ...

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Calliactis polypores ''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. Species Species ...

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Calliactis polypus ''Calliactis polypus'' is a species of sea anemone in the family Hormathiidae. It is usually found living on the surface of a sea snail shell in which a hermit crab is living. Description ''C. polypus'' can grow up to 8 cm (3 in) l ...

'' *'' Calliactis reticulata'' *''

Calliactis sinensis ''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. Species Species ...

'' *'' Calliactis tricolor'' *'' Calliactis valdiviae'' *'' Calliactis variegata'' *'' Calliactis xishaensis''

References

External links

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* Hormathiidae Hexacorallia genera {{Hexacorallia-stub