Ceriantheopsis Explained

Ceriantheopsis^[1] is a genus of tube-dwelling anemones in the family Cerianthidae. Members of the genus are found only in the Atlantic Ocean. They are predators, scavengers and omnivores.^[2]

Species

Species in the genus include:

• Ceriantheopsis americana (Agassiz in Verrill, 1864)
• Ceriantheopsis austroafricanus Molodtsova, Griffiths & Acuna, 2011 - the burrowing anemone
• Ceriantheopsis lineata Stampar, Scarabino, Pastorino & Morandini, 2015
• Ceriantheopsis nikitai Molodtsova, 2001

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ceriantheopsis Carlgren, 1912 . marinespecies.org . 15 August 2012.
2. Molodtsova T. N., Griffiths C. L., Acuna F.H. 2011. A new species of shallow-water cerianthid (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from the South Africa, with remarks on the genus Ceriantheopsis. Afr. Nat. Hist. 7: 1-8.