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Family: Haloclavidae (See list of species below)

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14 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Anemonactis clavus []	No picture found Anemonactis mazeli []	No picture found Bicidium aequoreae [Parasitic anemone]
No picture found Haloclava producta []	No picture found Harenactis attenuata [Giant burrowing anemone]	No picture found Iluanthos chloropsis []
No picture found Mesacmaea laevis []	No picture found Mesacmaea mitchelli []	No picture found Oractis bursifera []
No picture found Oractis diomedeae []	No picture found Peachia cylindrica []	Peachia hastata []
No picture found Peachia parasitica [Twelve-tentacle parasitic anemone]	No picture found Peachia quinquecapitata [Twelve-tentacled parasitic anemone]

14 Species of Family Haloclavidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Anemonactis clavus		Eastern Indian Ocean, Ant
Anemonactis mazeli		Eastern Pacific, Atlantic
Bicidium aequoreae	Parasitic anemone	Eastern Pacific
Haloclava producta		Western Atlantic
Harenactis attenuata	Giant burrowing anemone	Eastern Pacific
Iluanthos chloropsis		Western Atlantic
Mesacmaea laevis		Western Atlantic
Mesacmaea mitchelli		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Oractis bursifera		Arctic.
Oractis diomedeae		Arctic
Peachia cylindrica		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Peachia hastata		Northeast Atlantic.
Peachia parasitica	Twelve-tentacle parasitic anemone	Western Atlantic
Peachia quinquecapitata	Twelve-tentacled parasitic anemone	Eastern Pacific

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