Cerianthidae is a
family
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of
tube-dwelling anemone
Tube-dwelling anemones or ceriantharians look very similar to sea anemones but belong to an entirely different class of anthozoans. They are solitary, living buried in soft sediments. Tube anemones live inside and can withdraw into tubes, which ...
s in the order
Spirularia of the subclass
Ceriantharia
Tube-dwelling anemones or ceriantharians look very similar to sea anemones but belong to an entirely different class of anthozoans. They are solitary, living buried in soft sediments. Tube anemones live inside and can withdraw into tubes, whic ...
.
Genera
The
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific speciali ...
includes the following genera in the family:
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* '']Anthoactis
''Anthoactis'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Cerianthidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe.
Species:
*''Anthoactis armauerhanseni''
*''Anthoactis australiae''
*''Anthoactis benedeni
''Anthoactis'' is a genu ...
'' Leloup, 1932
* ''Apiactis
''Apiactis'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Cerianthidae.
Species:
*''Apiactis bengalensis''
*''Apiactis denticulata''
*''Apiactis tentaculata
''Apiactis'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Cerianthidae.
Sp ...
'' Beneden, 1897
* ''Bursanthus
''Bursanthus'' is a genus of cnidaria
Cnidaria () is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in Fresh water, freshwater and Marine habitats, marine environments, predominantly the latter.
...
'' Leloup, 1968
* ''Ceriantheomorphe
''Ceriantheomorphe'' is a genus of tube-dwelling anemones in the family Cerianthidae.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus :
*''Ceriantheomorphe ambonensis'' (Kwietniewski, 1898)
*''Cerianth ...
'' Carlgren, 1931
* ''Ceriantheopsis
''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 omnivore
An omnivore () is an animal that has the ability to ...
'' Carlgren, 1912
* ''Cerianthus
''Cerianthus'' is a genus of tube-dwelling anemones in the family Cerianthidae. Members of the genus are found worldwide. They are predators, scavengers and omnivores.
Characteristics
Members of this genus do not have a pedal disc with which to ...
'' Delle Chiaje, 1830
* ''Engodactylactis
''Engodactylactis'' is a genus of cnidaria
Cnidaria () is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in Fresh water, freshwater and Marine habitats, marine environments, predominantly the latt ...
'' Leloup, 1942
* ''Isodactylactis
''Isodactylactis'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Cerianthidae
Cerianthidae is a family of tube-dwelling anemones in the order Spirularia of the subclass Ceriantharia.
Genera
The World Register of Marine Species includes the ...
'' Carlgren, 1924
* '' Nautanthus'' Leloup, 1964
* ''Pachycerianthus
''Pachycerianthus'' is a genus of marine tube-dwelling anemones in the family Cerianthidae.
Species
The following species were included in the genus according to the World Register of Marine Species:
*'' Pachycerianthus aestuarii'' (Torrey ...
'' Roule, 1904
* '' Paradactylactis'' Carlgren, 1924
* '' Parovactis'' Leloup, 1964
* '' Peponactis'' Van Beneden, 1897
* '' Plesiodactylactis'' Leloup, 1942
* '' Sacculactis'' Leloup, 1964
* '' Solasteractis'' Van Beneden, 1897
* '' Synarachnactis'' Carlgren, 1924
* '' Syndactylactis'' Carlgren, 1924
* '' Trichactis'' Leloup, 1964
References
Spirularia
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