''Isanthus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 ...
s in the
family
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Isanthidae
Isanthidae is a small family of sea anemones in the class Anthozoa
Anthozoa is a subphylum of marine invertebrates which includes the sea anemones, Scleractinia, stony corals and Alcyonacea, soft corals. Adult anthozoans are almost all attach ...
.
Species
Species in the genus include:
* ''
Isanthus capensis
The ring-tentacle anemone (''Isanthus capensis'') is a species of sea anemone in the family Isanthidae.Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. ''Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa''
Description
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''
Carlgren, 1938
* ''
Isanthus homolophilus''
Chintiroglu & Doumenc, 1998
References
Isanthidae
Hexacorallia genera
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