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Discosoma nummiforme

Discosoma is a genus of cnidarians in the order Corallimorpharia. Common names for the genus include mushroom anemone, disc anemone and elephant ear mushroom.[1]

Most species are disc-shaped and produce large amounts of mucus.[1] There are a great variety of colors, including metallic and fluorescent shades and striped and spotted patterns.[1] Discosoma gather food particles from the water. Some species absorb nutrients produced by zooxanthellae, photosynthetic dinoflagellates living in their tissues in a symbiotic relationship.[1]

Some species are sold commercially in the aquarium trade.[1]

The red fluorescent protein dTomato which has applications in molecular biology as a reporter protein was first derived from the species.[2]

There are approximately 11 recognized species:[3]

References

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  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 Sprung, J. Aquarium Invertebrates: Mushrooms, Elephants Ears, And False Corals: A Review Of The Corallimorpharia. Advanced Aquarist Volume 1. October 2002.
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  3. Fautin, D. G. (2013). Discosoma. World List of Corallimorpharia. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) on 18 March 2018.