Discoactis tritentaculata

Discoactis tritentaculata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Actinostoloidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Phylum: Cnidaria Subphylum: Anthozoa Classis: Hexacorallia Ordo: Actiniaria Subordo: Enthemonae Superfamilia: Actinostoloidea

Familia: Discoactiniidae
Genus: Discoactis
Species: Discoactis tritentaculata

Name

Discoactis tritentaculata Izumi, Yanagi & Kohtsuka, 2025: 8–12, figs. 2–4

• ZooBank: 9B346F9E-E38E-4645-BE45-4D8425ECA907

• Type locality: Senoumi Bank off Shizuoka Prefecture, 34.587000°N 138.472000°E / 34.587000; 138.472000, depth 311 m.

• Holotype: CBM[CMNH]-ZG10795.

• Paratypes: CBM[CMNH]-ZG10796; NSMT-Co 1908; NSMT-Co 1910; NSMT-Co 1911.

References

• Izumi T., Yanagi K. & Kohtsuka H., 2025. Mt. Fuji in the Ocean–Description of a Strange New Species of Sea Anemone, Discoactis tritentaculata fam., gen., and sp. nov. (Cnidaria; Anthozoa; Actiniaria; Actinostoloidea) from Japan, with the Foundation of a New Family and Genus. Diversity 17(6): 430. DOI: 10.3390/d17060430 Reference page. 

Links

• Discoactis tritentaculata Izumi, Yanagi, and Kohtsuka, 2025 in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on October 27, 2025

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