Paracorynactis
| Paracorynactis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Corallimorpharia |
| Family: | Corallimorphidae |
| Genus: | Paracorynactis Ocaña, den Hartog, Brito, & Bos, 2010 |
| Species: | P. hoplites
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| Binomial name | |
| Paracorynactis hoplites (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)
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Paracorynactis is a genus of corallimorphs from the western Indo-West Pacific, possessing one known species; Paracorynactis hoplites. They are specialized predators of echinoderms, and are notable for preying on the destructive crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) among others. They are sometimes found in the aquarium trade.