Pachycerianthus fimbriatus
| Pachycerianthus fimbriatus | |
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| Tube-Dwelling Anemone (Pachycerianthus fimbriatus), Pachycerianthus fimbriatus taken with UC Berkeley's diving class, Monterey Bay, CA. USA. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Order: | Ceriantharia |
| Family: | Cerianthidae |
| Genus: | Pachycerianthus |
| Species: | P. fimbriatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachycerianthus fimbriatus McMurrich, 1910[1] | |
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Pachycerianthus fimbriatus is a cerianthid anemone that burrows in substrate and lives in a semi-rigid tube made of felted nematocysts. The anemone is often seen in bright orange to red.
Like most anemones, the tube-dwelling anemone contains stinging cells or nematocytes along its tentacles, however, the cells are not toxic to humans.
Distribution
This species was described from Indonesia. It is considered to be synonymous with Pachycerianthus plicatus which was described from the Pacific Ocean coast of North America.[2]
Biology
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus feeds on small crustaceans. The Giant nudibranch Dendronotus iris has been documented to prey upon P. fimbriatus.
References
- ↑ McMurrich, J.P. (1910). Actiniaria of the Siboga expedition, Part I. Ceriantharia. Siboga-Expeditie. Monograph 15a:1-48 page(s): 35-38
- ↑ Molodtsova, T. (2015). Pachycerianthus fimbriatus. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-02-10.
- Picture taken during UC Berkeley's Scuba Diving Class with Jeremy Chew's Canon S50 '03
- The Comparative Toxicogenomics Database
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