Octineon
| Octineon | |
|---|---|
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| Octineon suecicum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Superfamily: | Metridioidea |
| Family: | Fowler, 1894 |
| Genus: | Moseley in Fowler, 1894 |
Octineon is the sole genus of sea anemones in the monotypic family Octineonidae.[1]
Distribution
There are few records of this organism, but it has been reported living within the North Pacific waters, and is thought to have a much wider distribution than that.[2] It is difficult to identify due to the fact that it's usually flat against bedrock on the sea floor.[2]
Species
The genus contains the following species:
- Octineon chilense Carlgren, 1959
- Octineon lindahli (Carpenter in Carpenter & Jeffreys, 1871)
- Octineon suecicum Carlgren, 1940
References
- ^ "Octineon Fowler, 1894". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ a b Sanamyan, N.P. (2018). "First record of two genera of sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria), Octineon and Edwardsiella, from the North Pacific Ocean". Invertebrate Zoology. 15: 1–18. doi:10.15298/invertzool.15.1.01.