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Family: Cerianthidae



(See list of species below)


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21 species (see list below)
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Arachnactis albida
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Arachnanthus oligopodus
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Max. Length 24 cm TL
 
Ceriantheomorphe brasiliensis
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Ceriantheopsis americana
[Southern cerianthid]
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Cerianthus americanus
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Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Arctic, Northeast Atlanti

Cerianthus lloydii Gosse, 1859

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Cerianthus lloydii
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Cerianthus membranaceus
[Tube dwelling anemone]
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Cerianthus vogti
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Isodactylactis borealis
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Pachycerianthus aestuarii
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Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris

Western Atlantic

Pachycerianthus borealis (Verrill, 1873)

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Pachycerianthus borealis
[Northern cerianthid]
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Pachycerianthus delwynae
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Pachycerianthus dohrni
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Max. Length 30 cm H
 
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus
[Tube-dwelling anemone]
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Pachycerianthus insignis
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Pachycerianthus johnsoni
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Pachycerianthus multiplicatus
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Pachycerianthus nobilis
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Pachycerianthus schlenzae
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Pachycerianthus solitarius
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Synarachnactis brachiolata
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Arachnactis albida Atlantic and the Mediterr 1846
Arachnanthus oligopodus Endemic to the Mediterran 1891
Ceriantheomorphe brasiliensis Arctic, Western Atlantic 24 TL 1931
Ceriantheopsis americana Southern cerianthid Western Atlantic 1862
Cerianthus americanus Western Atlantic
Cerianthus lloydii Arctic, Northeast Atlanti 1859
Cerianthus membranaceus Tube dwelling anemone Atlantic and the Mediterr 1784
Cerianthus vogti Arctic 1890
Isodactylactis borealis Western Atlantic 1998
Pachycerianthus aestuarii Eastern Pacific 1909
Pachycerianthus borealis Northern cerianthid Western Atlantic 1873
Pachycerianthus delwynae Western Central Pacific 1995
Pachycerianthus dohrni Endemic to the Mediterran 1923
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus Tube-dwelling anemone Eastern Pacific 30 H 1910
Pachycerianthus insignis Eastern Pacific 1951
Pachycerianthus johnsoni Eastern Pacific 1909
Pachycerianthus multiplicatus Eastern Pacific 1846
Pachycerianthus nobilis Western Central Pacific 1894
Pachycerianthus schlenzae Southwest Atlantic 2014
Pachycerianthus solitarius Atlantic and the Mediterr 1829
Synarachnactis brachiolata Atlantic and Arctic Ocean 1862



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