Ceriantheopsis

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

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

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.