Cereus (anemone)
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Cereus 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:- Cereus amethystinus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
- Cereus herpetodes (McMurrich, 1904)
- Cereus pedunculatusCereus pedunculatusCereus pedunculatus or the daisy anemone is a species of sea anemone in the family Sagartiidae. It is found in shallow parts of the northeast Atlantic Ocean and in the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is an omnivore, predator and scavenger....
(Pennant, 1777) - Cereus filiformis (Rapp, 1829)