Arachnanthus | |
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The tube anemone Arachnanthus sarsi, Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Subclass: | Ceriantharia |
Order: | Penicillaria |
Family: | Arachnactidae |
Genus: |
Arachnanthus Carlgren, 1912 |
Type species | |
Arachnanthus sarsi Carlgren, 1912
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Species | |
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Arachnanthus is a genus of tube-dwelling anemones in the family Arachnactidae. Members of the genus are found worldwide.
Arachnanthus species live in parchment-like tubes which are buried in muddy or sandy sediment. Some species are nocturnal.
The following species are currently included in the genus according to the World Register of Marine Species: [1]
Arachnanthus nocturnus den Hartog, 1977 is now accepted as Isarachnanthus nocturnus (Hartog, 1977). [1]
Arachnanthus | |
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The tube anemone Arachnanthus sarsi, Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Subclass: | Ceriantharia |
Order: | Penicillaria |
Family: | Arachnactidae |
Genus: |
Arachnanthus Carlgren, 1912 |
Type species | |
Arachnanthus sarsi Carlgren, 1912
| |
Species | |
See text
|
Arachnanthus is a genus of tube-dwelling anemones in the family Arachnactidae. Members of the genus are found worldwide.
Arachnanthus species live in parchment-like tubes which are buried in muddy or sandy sediment. Some species are nocturnal.
The following species are currently included in the genus according to the World Register of Marine Species: [1]
Arachnanthus nocturnus den Hartog, 1977 is now accepted as Isarachnanthus nocturnus (Hartog, 1977). [1]