Paranemonia vouliagmeniensis

Paranemonia vouliagmeniensis
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Actiniaria
Family:	Actiniidae
Genus:	Paranemonia
Species:	P. vouliagmeniensis
Binomial name
Paranemonia vouliagmeniensis Doumenc, England & Chintiroglou, 1987 [2]

Paranemonia vouliagmeniensis, or Greek anemone, is an endangered sea anemone that occurs only in Lake Vouliagmeni, Athens. The lake's status as a spa has contributed negatively to the species' livelihood and population; while no formal population monitoring has taken place, it has been estimated that the population has decreased by over 50% from 2007-2017. ^{[3] [4]} Paranemonia vouliagmeniensis has large embryos that can be found in the tentacles, unlike other species in the same genus. It also has a greater size range than other sea anemone. ^[5]

References

1. Antoniadou, C.; Bo, M.; Garcia, S.; Orejas, C.; Chintiroglou, C. (2015). "Paranemonia vouliagmeniensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T50148695A51216727. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T50148695A51216727.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Doumenc, Dominique; England, Kenneth W.; Chintiroglou, Charles (October 1987). "A new species of sea-anemone in the genus Paranemonia Carlgren (Anthozoa, Actiniaria) from the Aegean Sea". Zoologica Scripta . 16 (4): 271–275. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.1987.tb00073.x. S2CID   86178827.
3. Otero, M. del M.; Numa, C.; Bo, m.; Orejas, C.; Garrabou, J.; Cerrano, C.; Kružić, P.; Antoniadou, C.; Aguilar, R.; Kipson, S.; Linares, C.; Terrón-Sigler, A.; Brossard, J.; Kersting, D.; Casado-Amezúa, P.; García, S.; Goffredo, S.; Ocaña, O.; Caroselli, E.; Maldonado, M.; Bavestrello, G.; Cattaneo-Vietti, R.; Özalp, B. (2017). "Overview of the Conservation Status of Mediterranean Anthozoa" (PDF). IUCN Redlist. IUCN.
4. Antoniadou, C.; Bo, M; Garcia, S.; Orejas, C.; Chintiroglou, C. (2015). "Paranemonia vouliagmeniensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T50148695A51216727.en .
5. Doumenc, Dominique; England, Kenneth W.; Chintiroglou, Charles (1987). "A new species of sea-anemone in the genus Paranemonia Carlgren (Anthozoa, Actiniaria) from the Aegean Sea". Zoologica Scripta. 16 (4): 271–275. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.1987.tb00073.x. ISSN   1463-6409. S2CID   86178827.