| Boloceroides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Family: | Boloceroididae |
| Genus: | Boloceroides Carlgren , 1899 |
| Type species | |
| Bolocera mcmurrichi Kwietniewski, 1898 | |
Boloceroides is a genus of sea anemones in the family Boloceroididae. It is monotypic, the sole species being Boloceroides mcmurrichi. [1] [2] It has a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and temperate oceans. [2]
Tube-dwelling anemones or ceriantharians look very similar to sea anemones but belong to an entirely different subclass of anthozoans. They are solitary, living buried in soft sediments. Tube anemones live inside and can withdraw into tubes, which are composed of a fibrous material made from secreted mucus and threads of nematocyst-like organelles known as ptychocysts. Within the tubes of these ceriantharians, more than one polyp is present, which is an exceptional trait because species that create tube systems usually contain only one polyp per tube. Ceriantharians were formerly classified in the taxon Ceriantipatharia along with the black corals but have since been moved to their own subclass, Ceriantharia.
Zoanthids are an order of cnidarians commonly found in coral reefs, the deep sea and many other marine environments around the world. These animals come in a variety of different colonizing formations and in numerous colors. They can be found as individual polyps, attached by a fleshy stolon or a mat that can be created from small pieces of sediment, sand and rock. The term "zoanthid" refers to all animals within this order Zoantharia, and should not be confused with "Zoanthus", which is one genus within Zoantharia.
Edwardsia is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
Amphianthus is a genus of sea anemones. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Amphianthidae.
Bunodosoma is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae.
Bunodactis is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae.
Epiactis is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. There are about nineteen recognised species and the type species is Epiactis prolifera.
Isozoanthus is a genus of anemone-like anthozoans in the order Zoantharia.
Zoanthus is a genus of anthozoans in the family Zoanthidae. It is the type genus for its family and order.
Haliclystidae is a family of stalked jellyfish in the order Stauromedusae.
Palythoa is a genus of anthozoans in the order Zoantharia.
Cerianthidae is a family of tube-dwelling anemones in the order Spirularia of the subclass Ceriantharia.
Actinostolidae is a family of sea anemones in the order Actiniaria. Members of this family are deep sea species, with some occurring at hydrothermal vents.
Actinostola is a genus of sea anemones in the order Actiniaria. All members of this genus are deep-sea species, with some occurring at hydrothermal vents.
Haloclava is a genus of sea anemones in the family Haloclavidae. Members of this genus typically burrow into soft sediment.
Isotealia is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae.
Isotealia antarctica, the salmon anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae. It is found in the southern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the waters around Antarctica. It is a filter feeder and opportunistic predator.
Boloceroididae is a family of sea anemones. It has a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and temperate oceans.
Condylanthidae is a family of sea anemones belonging to the order Actiniaria.
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