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Ceriantheopsis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Cerianthidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Anthozoa

Phylum
  
Cnidaria

Order
  
Tube-dwelling anemone

Ceriantheopsis

Similar
  
Ceriantheopsis americanus, Tube‑dwelling anemone, Burrowing anemone, Cerianthidae, Arachnactidae

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 americanus (Agassiz in Verrill, 1864)
  • Ceriantheopsis austroafricanus Molodtsova, Griffiths & Acuna, 2011
  • Ceriantheopsis nikitai Molodtsova, 2001

    • References

    Ceriantheopsis Wikipedia
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