Paranthus

Paranthus is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actinostolidae.

Paranthus
Paranthus niveus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Actinostolidae
Genus: Paranthus
Andres, 1883 [1]
Species

see text

Characteristics

The pedal disc is not swollen. The column is long and smooth and the margin is indistinct. The sphincter is well developed and the tentacles are relatively short, the inner tentacles being longer than the outer ones.[2]

Species

The following species are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species:[1]

  • Paranthus chromatoderus (Schmarda, 1852)
  • Paranthus crassus (Carlgren, 1899)
  • Paranthus ignotus (McMurrich, 1904)
  • Paranthus niveus (Lesson, 1830)
  • Paranthus rapiformis (Le Sueur, 1817)
  • Paranthus rhodora (Couthouy in Dana, 1846)
  • Paranthus sociatus Uchida, 1940

References
  1. Fautin, Daphne (2015). "Paranthus Andres, 1883". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. Odhner, Nils Hjalmar (1926). The Opisthobranchien. P.A. Norstedt & söner. p. 44.


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