Biology:Paranthus
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Short description: Genus of sea anemones
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Family: | Actinostolidae |
| Genus: | Paranthus Andres, 1883 [1] |
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Paranthus is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actinostolidae.
Characteristics
The pedal disc is not swollen. The column is long and smooth and the margin is indistinct. The sphincter is well developed and the tentacles are relatively short, the inner tentacles being longer than the outer ones.[2]
Species
The following species are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species:[1]
- Paranthus chromatoderus (Schmarda, 1852)
- Paranthus crassus (Carlgren, 1899)
- Paranthus ignotus (McMurrich, 1904)
- Paranthus niveus (Lesson, 1830)
- Paranthus rapiformis (Le Sueur, 1817)
- Paranthus rhodora (Couthouy in Dana, 1846)
- Paranthus sociatus Uchida, 1940
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fautin, Daphne (2015). "Paranthus Andres, 1883". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100712.
- ↑ Odhner, Nils Hjalmar (1926). The Opisthobranchien. P.A. Norstedt & söner. p. 44. https://books.google.com/books?id=RK0NAQAAIAAJ.
Wikidata ☰ Q10618711 entry
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