Ceriantheopsis

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
Burrowing anemone Ceriantheopsis austroafticanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subclass: Ceriantharia
Order: Spirularia
Family: Cerianthidae
Genus: Ceriantheopsis
Carlgren, 1912
Species
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Species

Species in the genus include:

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ceriantheopsis Carlgren, 1912". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  2. 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.


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