''Heterodactyla hemprichii'' is a species of

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 ...

in the family

Thalassianthidae Thalassianthidae is a family of sea anemones that contains the genera ''Actineria'', ''Cryptodendrum,'' ''Heterodactyla'', and ''Thalassianthus''.World Register of Marine Species. (2016). Thalassianthidae Milne Edwards, 1857. http://www.marinesp ...

, and was first formally described in 1834 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg. This sea anemone does not host any varieties of clownfish, but has been associated with some species of commensal

anemone shrimp Hippolytidae is a family of cleaner shrimp, also known as broken-back shrimp or anemone shrimp. The term "broken-back shrimp" also applies to the genus ''Hippolyte'' in particular and "cleaner shrimp" is sometimes applied exclusively to ''Lysmata ...

.Tree of Life. (2000). Heterodactyla. http://tolweb.org/Thalassianthidae/18326 This is a medium to large species of anemone characterized by "bunches of grape-like nematospheres," radially arranged, and densest on the outermost edges of its oral disc.

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Animals described in 1834 Thalassianthidae Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg {{Actiniaria-stub