''Paranthus'' is a

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s in the

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Actinostolidae Actinostolidae is a family of sea anemones in the order Actiniaria. Members of this family are deep sea species, with some occurring at hydrothermal vents. Genera The following genera are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species Th ...

Characteristics

The pedal disc is not swollen. The column is long and smooth and the margin is indistinct. The sphincter is well developed and the tentacles are relatively short, the inner tentacles being longer than the outer ones.

Species

The following

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are recognised by the

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: *'' Paranthus chromatoderus'' (Schmarda, 1852) *'' Paranthus crassus'' (Carlgren, 1899) *'' Paranthus ignotus'' (McMurrich, 1904) *'' Paranthus niveus'' (Lesson, 1830) *''

Paranthus rapiformis ''Paranthus rapiformis'', the onion anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Actinostolidae. It was first described by the French naturalist Charles Alexandre Lesueur in 1817 and is native to the northwestern Atlantic Ocean and the G ...

'' (Le Sueur, 1817) *'' Paranthus rhodora'' (Couthouy in Dana, 1846) *'' Paranthus sociatus'' Uchida, 1940

References

Taxa named by Angelo Andres Actinostolidae Hexacorallia genera {{Actiniaria-stub