Epiactis prolifera
Epiactis prolifera, the brooding, proliferating or small green anemone, is a species of marine invertebrate in the family Actiniidae. It is found in the north-eastern Pacific. It has a feature rare among animals in that all individuals start life as females but develop testes later in their lives to become hermaphrodites.
| Epiactis prolifera | |
|---|---|
| Epiactis prolifera with young | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Family: | Actiniidae |
| Genus: | Epiactis |
| Species: | E. prolifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Epiactis prolifera Verrill, 1869 | |
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