Octineon
Octineon suecicum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
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.[1]

Distribution

There are few records of this genus, but it has been reported living within the North Pacific waters, and is thought to have a much wider distribution than that.[2] It is difficult to identify due to the fact that it's usually flat against bedrock on the sea floor.[2]

Species

The genus contains the following species:

  • Octineon chilense Carlgren, 1959
  • Octineon lindahli (Carpenter in Carpenter & Jeffreys, 1871)
  • Octineon suecicum Carlgren, 1940

References

  1. ↑ "Octineon Fowler, 1894". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Sanamyan, N.P. (2018). "First record of two genera of sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria), Octineon and Edwardsiella, from the North Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Invertebrate Zoology. 15: 1–18 – via http://www.sanamyan.com. {{cite journal}}: External link in |via= (help)


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