Anthothoe
Encyclopedia
Anthothoe is a genus
of sea anemone
s in the family
Sagartiidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea anemone
Sea anemone
Sea anemones are a group of water-dwelling, predatory animals of the order Actiniaria; they are named after the anemone, a terrestrial flower. Sea anemones are classified in the phylum Cnidaria, class Anthozoa, subclass Zoantharia. Anthozoa often have large polyps that allow for digestion of larger...
s in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Sagartiidae
Sagartiidae
Sagartiidae is a family of sea anemones.-Genera:Genera in the family include:* Actinothoe Fischer, 1889* Anthothoe* Bellactis* Botryon* Carcinactis* Cereus Oken, 1815* Choriactis* Gregoria* Habrosanthus...
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Species
Species in the genus include:- Anthothoe affinis (Johnson, 1861)
- Anthothoe albens (Stuckey, 1909)
- Anthothoe albocincta (Hutton, 1879)
- Anthothoe australiae (Haddon & Duerden, 1896)
- Anthothoe australiensis Carlgren, 1950
- Anthothoe chilensis (Lesson, 1830)
- Anthothoe neozelanica (Carlgren, 1924)
- Anthothoe olivacea (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834)
- Anthothoe panamensis Carlgren, 1951
- Anthothoe similis (Haddon & Duerden, 1896)
- Anthothoe stimpsoni (Verrill, 1870)
- Anthothoe vagrans (Stuckey, 1909)
- Anthothoe vincentina (Pax, 1922)