''Octineon'' is the sole
genus of
sea anemone
Sea anemones are a group of predation, predatory marine invertebrates of the order (biology), order Actiniaria. Because of their colourful appearance, they are named after the ''Anemone'', a terrestrial flowering plant. Sea anemones are classifi ...
s in the monotypic family Octineonidae.
Distribution
There are few records of this genus, but it has been reported living within the North Pacific waters, and is thought to have a much wider distribution than that.
It is difficult to identify due to the fact that it's usually flat against bedrock on the sea floor.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
* ''
Octineon chilense
''Octineon'' is the sole genus of sea anemone
Sea anemones are a group of predation, predatory marine invertebrates of the order (biology), order Actiniaria. Because of their colourful appearance, they are named after the ''Anemone'', a terr ...
''
Carlgren, 1959
* ''
Octineon lindahli
''Octineon'' is the sole genus of sea anemones in the monotypic family Octineonidae.
Distribution
There are few records of this genus, but it has been reported living within the North Pacific waters, and is thought to have a much wider distri ...
''
(Carpenter in Carpenter & Jeffreys, 1871)
* ''
Octineon suecicum''
Carlgren, 1940
References
Octineonidae
Hexacorallia genera
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