Rhodactis
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''Rhodactis'' is genus of
Mushroom coral The Fungiidae () are a family of Cnidaria, commonly known as mushroom corals or plate corals. The family contains thirteen extant genera. They range from solitary corals to colonial species. Some genera such as ''Cycloseris'' and '' Fungia'' ar ...
s which are characterized by large individual polyps that are often reminiscent of a mushroom. Rhodactis are related to stony corals but do not produce a stony skeleton.


Species

The following species are recognized in the genus Rhodactis: * '' Rhodactis bryoides'' Haddon & Shackleton, 1893 * '' Rhodactis howesii'' Saville-Kent, 1893 * '' Rhodactis inchoata'' Carlgren, 1943 * '' Rhodactis indosinensis'' Carlgren, 1943 * '' Rhodactis musciformis'' Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 * '' Rhodactis osculifera'' (Le Sueur, 1817) * '' Rhodactis rhodostoma'' (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)


References

Discosomidae Hexacorallia genera {{Hexacorallia-stub