Octineon
| Octineon | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Octineon suecicum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Superfamily: | Metridioidea |
| Family: | Octineonidae Fowler, 1894 |
| Genus: | Octineon Moseley in Fowler, 1894 |
Octineon is the sole genus of sea anemones in the monotypic family Octineonidae.
Distribution
There are few records of this organism, but it has been reported living within the North Pacific waters, and is thought to have a much wider distribution than that. It is difficult to identify due to the fact that it's usually flat against bedrock on the sea floor.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
- Octineon chilense Carlgren, 1959
- Octineon lindahli (Carpenter in Carpenter & Jeffreys, 1871)
- Octineon suecicum Carlgren, 1940
References
- ↑ "Octineon Fowler, 1894". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- 1 2 Sanamyan, N.P. (2018). "First record of two genera of sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria), Octineon and Edwardsiella, from the North Pacific Ocean". Invertebrate Zoology. 15: 1–18. doi:10.15298/invertzool.15.1.01.
 | This Actiniaria-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |