Banded Tube-Dwelling Anemone [Ceriantheomorphe brasiliensis]
Description
Ceriantheomorphe brasiliensis, commonly known as the Banded Tube-Dwelling Anemone, is a marine species found in the Atlantic Ocean. It is characterized by a long, tubular body with a crown of tentacles at the top. This anemone prefers to inhabit sandy or muddy bottoms where it burrows into the substrate, leaving only its tentacles exposed to capture prey. The body is typically banded in brown and white or grey and white.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Jellyfish, Sea Anemones, and Relatives
Cnidaria
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|---|---|
| Class |
Sea Anemones and Corals
Anthozoa
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| Order |
Tube-dwelling Anemones
Ceriantharia
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| Family |
Tube Anemones
Cerianthidae
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| Genus |
Ceriantheomorphe
Ceriantheomorphe
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