Penicillaria
| Penicillaria | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Arachnanthus sarsi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Subclass: | Ceriantharia |
| Order: | Penicillaria den Hartog, 1977 [1] |
Penicillaria is an order of marine Cnidarians, tube-dwelling anemones, in the subclass Ceriantharia.[2] It is one of the two suborders making up Ceriantharia and includes a single family, Arachnactidae, and around 38 species. The two suborders differ in the makeup of their cnidome (the types of cnidocyte present), the relative sizes of the oral discs and the shape and structure of the mesenteries.[3]
These anemones dwell in parchment-like tubes immersed in soft sediment, and have two whorls of tentacles, the outer ones being much longer than the inner ones.[3]
References
- ↑ Stampar, Sérgio N. (2015). "Penicillaria". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ↑ Fautin, Daphne G.; Westfall, Jane A.; Cartwright, Paulyn; Daly, Marymegan; Wyttenbach, Charles R. (2007). Coelenterate Biology 2003: Trends in Research on Cnidaria and Ctenophora. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 261–262. ISBN 978-1-4020-2762-8.
- 1 2 Goffredo, Stefano; Dubinsky, Zvy (2016). The Cnidaria, Past, Present and Future: The world of Medusa and her sisters. Springer International Publishing. p. 66. ISBN 978-3-319-31305-4.
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