Arachnanthus

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Arachnanthus
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The tube anemone Arachnanthus sarsi, Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland.
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subclass: Ceriantharia
Order: Penicillaria
Family: Arachnactidae
Genus: Arachnanthus
Carlgren, 1912
Type species
Arachnanthus sarsi
Carlgren, 1912
Species
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Arachnanthus is a genus of tube-dwelling anemones in the family Arachnactidae. Members of the genus are found worldwide.

Characteristics[]

Arachnanthus species live in parchment-like tubes which are buried in muddy or sandy sediment. Some species are nocturnal.

Species[]

The following species are currently included in the genus according to the World Register of Marine Species:[1]

  • Carlgren, 1937
  • Carlgren, 1924
  • Stampar & El Didi, 2018[2]
  • (Cerfontaine, 1891)
  • Arachnanthus sarsi Carlgren, 1912

den Hartog, 1977 is now accepted as (Hartog, 1977).[1]

Arachnanthus nocturnus

References[]

  1. ^ a b Molodtsova, T. (2018). Arachnanthus Carlgren, 1912. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-09-18
  2. ^ 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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