An amnemonemomne, Heteractis magnifica... or is it Radianthus magnifica? Credit: Finding Nemo / Disney PIXAR In an enormous new publication cataloging the taxonomy and classification of anemones and corallimorphs (all 1,100 or so species of them), several common aquarium species have been given [...]
The Giant Reef Corallimorph Paracorynactis hoplites seen in the Philippines. Credit: Blogio Robillo The morphological differences that serve to separate anemones, corals and corallimorphs (i.e. “mushrooms”) are not always obvious, and perhaps nowhere do the lines separating these groups [...]