''Ceriantheomorphe'' is a
genus
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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 (biology), class of anthozoans. They are solitary, living buried in soft sediments. Tube anemones live inside and can withdraw i ...
s in the
family
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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 ...
.
Species
The
World Register of Marine Species
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Content
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includes the following species in the genus :
[
*'' Ceriantheomorphe ambonensis'' (Kwietniewski, 1898)
*'' Ceriantheomorphe brasiliensis'' Carlgren, 1931
]
References
Cerianthidae
Anthozoa genera
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