Calliactis Explained

Calliactis is a genus of sea anemones. Species in this genus are mutually symbiotic with hermit crabs. The anemone gets a place to live and discarded scraps of the crab's food in exchange for its help in defending the crab.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus include:^[2]

• Calliactis algoaensis
• Calliactis androgyna
• Calliactis annulata
• Calliactis argentacoloratus
• Calliactis armillatas
• Calliactis brevicornis
• Calliactis conchicola
• Calliactis japonica
• Calliactis marmorata
• Calliactis parasitica
• Calliactis polypores
• Calliactis polypus
• Calliactis reticulata
• Calliactis sinensis
• Calliactis tricolor
• Calliactis valdiviae
• Calliactis variegata
• Calliactis xishaensis

External links

• gsmfc.org (PDF)
• marlin.ac.uk
• habitas.org.uk
• ourworld.compuserve.com

Notes and References

1. Gusmão LC, Daly M . Evolution of sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Hormathiidae) symbiotic with hermit crabs . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 56 . 3 . 868–77 . September 2010 . 20457262 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.05.001.
2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Calliactis Verrill, 1869. www.marinespecies.org. en. 2018-05-11.