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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Cnidaria
Classis: Anthozoa
Subclassis: Hexacorallia
Ordo: Actiniaria
Subordo: Nynantheae
Infraordo: Thenaria
Subinfraordo: Mesomyaria

Familia: Actinostolidae
Genus: Actinostola
Species: A. abyssorum – A. bulbosa – A. callosa‎ – A. capensis – A. carlgreni – A. chilensis – A. crassicornis – A. georgiana – A. groenlandica – A. kerguelensis – A. walteri

Actinostola is a genus of sea anemones in the order Actiniaria. All members of this genus are deep-sea species, with some occurring at hydrothermal vents.[2]
Species

The following species are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species:[1]

Actinostola abyssorum (Danielssen, 1890)
Actinostola bulbosa (Carlgren, 1928)
Actinostola callosa (Verrill, 1882)
Actinostola capensis (Carlgren, 1928)
Actinostola carlgreni Wassilieff, 1908
Actinostola chilensis McMurrich, 1904
Actinostola crassicornis (Hertwig, 1882)
Actinostola faeculenta (McMurrich, 1893)
Actinostola georgiana Carlgren, 1927
Actinostola groenlandica Carlgren, 1899
Actinostola kerguelensis Carlgren, 1928

References

Daly, Meg (2016). "Actinostola Verrill, 1883". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
Advances in Marine Biology. Academic Press. 1998. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-08-057957-3.

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