Ceriantheopsis[1] is a genus of tube-dwelling anemones in the family Cerianthidae. Members of the genus are found only in the Atlantic Ocean. They are predators, scavengers and omnivores.[2]
Ceriantheopsis | |
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Burrowing anemone Ceriantheopsis austroafticanus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Subclass: | Ceriantharia |
Order: | Spirularia |
Family: | Cerianthidae |
Genus: | Ceriantheopsis Carlgren, 1912 |
Species | |
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Species
editSpecies in the genus include:
- Ceriantheopsis americana (Agassiz in Verrill, 1864)
- Ceriantheopsis austroafricanus Molodtsova, Griffiths & Acuna, 2011 - the burrowing anemone
- Ceriantheopsis lineata Stampar, Scarabino, Pastorino & Morandini, 2015
- Ceriantheopsis nikitai Molodtsova, 2001
References
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ceriantheopsis Carlgren, 1912". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ Molodtsova T. N., Griffiths C. L., Acuna F.H. 2011. A new species of shallow-water cerianthid (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from the South Africa, with remarks on the genus Ceriantheopsis. Afr. Nat. Hist. 7: 1-8.