''Pachycerianthus'' is a
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 com ...
of marine
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 ...
s 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 ...
.
Species
The following species were included in the genus according to the
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialist ...
:
*''
Pachycerianthus aestuarii''
(Torrey & Kleeburger, 1909)
*''
Pachycerianthus borealis''
(Verrill, 1873)
*''
Pachycerianthus curacaoensis''
Den Hartog, 1977
*''
Pachycerianthus delwynae''
Carter, 1995
*''
Pachycerianthus dohrni''
(Van Beneden, 1923)
*''
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus''
McMurrich, 1910
*''
Pachycerianthus insignis''
Carlgren, 1951
*''
Pachycerianthus johnsoni''
(Torrey & Kleeburger, 1909)
*''
Pachycerianthus longistriatus''
Carter, 1995
*''
Pachycerianthus magnus''
(Nakamoto, 1919)
*''
Pachycerianthus maua''
(Carlgren, 1900)
*''
Pachycerianthus monostichus''
McMurrich, 1910
*''
Pachycerianthus multiplicatus''
Carlgren, 1912
*''
Pachycerianthus nobilis''
(Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)
*''
Pachycerianthus schlenzae''
Stampar, Morandini & Silveira, 2014
*''
Pachycerianthus solitarius''
(Rapp, 1829)
*''
Pachycerianthus torreyi''
Arai, 1965
References
External links
Cerianthidae
Anthozoa genera
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