# Rhodactis

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***Rhodactis*** is the genus of [Corallimorpharia](/source/Corallimorpharia) which is 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:[2]

- *[Rhodactis bryoides](/source/Rhodactis_bryoides)* Haddon & Shackleton, 1893
- *[Rhodactis howesii](/source/Rhodactis_howesii)* [Saville-Kent](/source/William_Saville-Kent), 1893
- *[Rhodactis inchoata](/source/Rhodactis_inchoata)* Carlgren, 1943
- *[Rhodactis indosinensis](/source/Rhodactis_indosinensis)* Carlgren, 1943
- *[Rhodactis musciformis](/source/Rhodactis_musciformis)* Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
- *[Rhodactis osculifera](/source/Rhodactis_osculifera)* (Le Sueur, 1817)
- *[Rhodactis rhodostoma](/source/Rhodactis_rhodostoma)* (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)

## References

1. Fautin, D. (2010). "*Rhodactis* Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851". 267806. Retrieved 2011-12-19.

1. ["WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rhodactis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851"](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267806). *www.marinespecies.org*. Retrieved 2018-05-25.

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