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Ceriantheopsis Lineata
''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 eat and survive on both plant and animal matter. Obtaining energy and nutrients from plant and animal matter, omnivores digest carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber, and metabolize the nutr ...s.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. 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 Cer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrowing Anemone
The burrowing anemone (''Ceriantheopsis austroafricanus'') is a species of tube-dwelling anemone in 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 following genera in the family: * ''Anthoactis'' Leloup, 1932 * ''Apiactis'' Bene ....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. Description The burrowing anemone grows up to 8 cm in diameter. It lives in a self-constructed wrinkled felt-like tube which may be buried quite deeply in the sand. Several rows of feeding tentacles emerge from the tube and may be salmon-coloured, brownish, creamy or purple. The outer tentacles are longer and used for food capture and defence. The inner tentacles are shorter and held more erect. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 are composed of a fibrous material made from secreted mucus and threads of nematocyst-like organelles known as ptychocysts. Within the tubes of these ceriantharians, more than one polyp is present, which is an exceptional trait because species that create tube systems usually contain only one polyp per tube. Ceriantharians were formerly classified in the taxon Ceriantipatharia along with the black corals but have since been moved to their own subclass, Ceriantharia. Ceriantharians have a crown of tentacles that are composed of two whorls of distinctly different sized tentacles. The outer whorl consists of large tentacles that extend outwards. These tentacles taper to points and are mostly used in food capture and defence. The smaller inn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 following genera in the family: * ''Anthoactis'' Leloup, 1932 * ''Apiactis'' Beneden, 1897 * ''Bursanthus'' Leloup, 1968 * ''Ceriantheomorphe'' Carlgren, 1931 * ''Ceriantheopsis'' Carlgren, 1912 * ''Cerianthus'' 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 freshwater and marine environments, predominantly the latter. Their distinguishing f ...'' Leloup, 1942 * '' Isodactylactis'' Carlgren, 1924 * '' Nautanthus'' Leloup, 1964 * '' Pachycerianthus'' Roule, 1904 * '' Paradactylactis'' Carlgren, 1924 * '' Parovactis'' Leloup, 1964 * '' Peponactis'' Van Beneden, 1897 * '' Plesiodactylactis'' Leloup, 1942 * '' Sacculactis'' Leloup, 1964 * '' Solasteractis'' Van Beneden, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Predation
Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill the host) and parasitoidism (which always does, eventually). It is distinct from scavenging on dead prey, though many predators also scavenge; it overlaps with herbivory, as seed predators and destructive frugivores are predators. Predators may actively search for or pursue prey or wait for it, often concealed. When prey is detected, the predator assesses whether to attack it. This may involve ambush or pursuit predation, sometimes after stalking the prey. If the attack is successful, the predator kills the prey, removes any inedible parts like the shell or spines, and eats it. Predators are adapted and often highly specialized for hunting, with acute senses such as vision, hearing, or smell. Many predatory animals, both vertebrate and inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scavenger
Scavengers are animals that consume dead organisms that have died from causes other than predation or have been killed by other predators. While scavenging generally refers to carnivores feeding on carrion, it is also a herbivorous feeding behavior. Scavengers play an important role in the ecosystem by consuming dead animal and plant material. ''Decomposers'' and detritivores complete this process, by consuming the remains left by scavengers. Scavengers aid in overcoming fluctuations of food resources in the environment. The process and rate of scavenging is affected by both biotic and abiotic factors, such as carcass size, habitat, temperature, and seasons. Etymology Scavenger is an alteration of ''scavager,'' from Middle English ''skawager'' meaning "customs collector", from ''skawage'' meaning "customs", from Old North French ''escauwage'' meaning "inspection", from ''schauwer'' meaning "to inspect", of Germanic origin; akin to Old English ''scēawian'' and German ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omnivore
An omnivore () is an animal that has the ability to eat and survive on both plant and animal matter. Obtaining energy and nutrients from plant and animal matter, omnivores digest carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber, and metabolize the nutrients and energy of the sources absorbed. Often, they have the ability to incorporate food sources such as algae, fungi, and bacteria into their diet. Omnivores come from diverse backgrounds that often independently evolved sophisticated consumption capabilities. For instance, dogs evolved from primarily carnivorous organisms ( Carnivora) while pigs evolved from primarily herbivorous organisms (Artiodactyla). Despite this, physical characteristics such as tooth morphology may be reliable indicators of diet in mammals, with such morphological adaptation having been observed in bears. The variety of different animals that are classified as omnivores can be placed into further sub-categories depending on their feeding behaviors. Frugivor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceriantheopsis Americana
''Ceriantheopsis americana'' is a species of tube-dwelling anemone in the family Cerianthidae. It is a burrowing species and lives in deep sand or muddy sand in a long slender tube that it creates. Description ''Ceriantheopsis americana'' is a large tube-dwelling anemone. The crown of tentacles can have a diameter of up to and project for 10 cm above the surface of the sediment. This anemone has a slender, elongated body and creates a tough, felted, leathery tube to line its burrow, using discharged cnidocytes stuck together with mucus and incorporating sand grains on the outer surface. The tube is orientated vertically in the sediment, with a maximum length of about . There is often a connecting short lateral tube branching off near the upper end. The top entrance is somewhat elastic and is up to in diameter, and the tube narrows towards the base. Distribution and habitat ''Ceriantheopsis americana'' is native to the western Atlantic Ocean where it occurs between Maine an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceriantheopsis Austroafricanus
The burrowing anemone (''Ceriantheopsis austroafricanus'') is a species of tube-dwelling anemone in 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 following genera in the family: * ''Anthoactis'' Leloup, 1932 * ''Apiactis'' Bened ....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. Description The burrowing anemone grows up to 8 cm in diameter. It lives in a self-constructed wrinkled felt-like tube which may be buried quite deeply in the sand. Several rows of feeding tentacles emerge from the tube and may be salmon-coloured, brownish, creamy or purple. The outer tentacles are longer and used for food capture and defence. The inner tentacles are shorter and held more erect. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceriantheopsis Lineata
''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 eat and survive on both plant and animal matter. Obtaining energy and nutrients from plant and animal matter, omnivores digest carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber, and metabolize the nutr ...s.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. 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 Cer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceriantheopsis Nikitai
''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.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. Species Species in the genus include: * ''Ceriantheopsis americana'' (Agassiz in Verrill, 1864) * ''Ceriantheopsis austroafricanus'' Molodtsova, Griffiths & Acuna, 2011 - the burrowing anemone * ''Ceriantheopsis lineata ''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 e ...'' Stampar, Scarabino, Pastorino & Morandini, 2015 * '' Ceriantheopsis nikitai'' Molodtsova, 2001 References Cerian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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