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Ctenactis
	Ctenactis echinata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Scleractinia
Family:	Fungiidae
Genus:	Ctenactis; Verrill, 1864
Species
	See text

Ctenactis is a genus of solitary disc corals in the family Fungiidae. Members of this genus are found in the Indo-Pacific region.

Characteristics

Members of this genus are medium to large oval disc corals. They have an axial furrow with usually a single mouth opening, though sometimes there are several mouths. The septa are heavily toothed with sharp triangular teeth. The costae are weakly developed and have long arborescent spines.^{[citation needed]}

Species

The World Register of Marine Species currently lists the following species:^[1]

Ctenactis albitentaculata Hoeksema, 1989
Ctenactis crassa (Dana, 1846)
Ctenactis echinata (Pallas, 1766)

References

^ ^a ^b Hoeksema, Bert (2015). "Ctenactis Verrill, 1864". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-05-04.

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[worms-1] Hoeksema, Bert (2015). "Ctenactis Verrill, 1864". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-05-04.

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