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Ceriantheopsis

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Ceriantheopsis 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.

Species

ceriantharian anemones

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumCnidaria
  3. ClassAnthozoa
  4. OrderCeriantharia
  5. FamilyCerianthidae
Habitatmarine
Observations106

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Specimen records
224
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1
Family
Cerianthidae
Collections
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Recorded in
United States

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cerianthidae
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taxon name
Ceriantheopsis
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Ceriantheopsis 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.

==Species== 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

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