Heterodactyla is a genus of sea anemones of the family Thalassianthidae.[1] The genus was first described in 1834 by Wilhelm Hemprich and Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg.[1][2]

Heterodactyla
Heterodactyla hemprichii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Thalassianthidae
Genus: Heterodactyla
Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834

Species

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The following species are recognized:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Heterodactyla Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  2. ^ Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1834). "Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im Allgemeinen und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben". Abhandlungen der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (in Latin). 1832: 225–380. ISSN 2944-442X. Wikidata Q115748229.