Rhodactis Explained

Rhodactis is genus of mushroom corals 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:^[1]

• 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rhodactis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851. www.marinespecies.org. en. 2018-05-25.