Arachnanthus
| Arachnanthus | |
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| The tube anemone Arachnanthus sarsi, Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Ceriantharia |
| Family: | Arachnactidae |
| Genus: | Arachnanthus Carlgren, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Arachnanthus sarsi Carlgren, 1912 | |
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Arachnanthus is a genus of tube-dwelling anemones in the family Arachnactidae. Members of the genus are found worldwide.
Characteristics
[edit]Arachnanthus species live in parchment-like tubes which are buried in muddy or sandy sediment. Some species are nocturnal.
Species
[edit]The following species are currently included in the genus according to the World Register of Marine Species:[1]
- Arachnanthus australiae Carlgren, 1937
- Arachnanthus bockii Carlgren, 1924
- Arachnanthus lilith Stampar & El Didi, 2018[2]
- Arachnanthus oligopodus (Cerfontaine, 1891)
- Arachnanthus sarsi Carlgren, 1912
Arachnanthus nocturnus den Hartog, 1977 is now accepted as Isarachnanthus nocturnus (Hartog, 1977).[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Molodtsova, T. (2018). Arachnanthus Carlgren, 1912. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-09-18
- ↑ Stampar, S. N.; Didi SOE; Paulay, G.; Berumen, M. L. (2018). "A new species of Arachnanthus from the Red Sea". ZooKeys (748): 1–10. doi:10.3897/zookeys.748.22914. PMC 5904562. PMID 29674909. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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