Calliactis


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.

Species

Species within the genus include:
  • 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''