Ceriantheopsis
| Ceriantheopsis | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| Burrowing anemone Ceriantheopsis austroafticanus | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Cnidaria | 
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa | 
| Class: | Hexacorallia | 
| Order: | Ceriantharia | 
| Family: | Cerianthidae | 
| Genus: | Ceriantheopsis Carlgren, 1912 | 
| Species | |
| See text | |
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]
Species
[edit]Species 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.
