| Epiactis prolifera | |
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| Epiactis prolifera with young | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Family: | Actiniidae |
| Genus: | Epiactis |
| Species: | E. prolifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Epiactis prolifera Verrill, 1869
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Epiactis prolifera, the brooding, proliferating or small green anemone, is a species of marine invertebrate in the family Actiniidae.[1] It is found in the north-eastern Pacific. It has a feature rare among animals in that all individuals start life as females but develop testes later in their lives to become hermaphrodites.[2]
- ^ Fautin, D. (2010). Epiactis prolifera Verrill, 1869. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=283435 on 2011-07-20
- ^ Schultze, Stewart T. (1990). The Northwest Coast: A Natural History. Timber Press: Portland.