Description
General:
Large diameter tube. Frquently white, can can also appear light orange in color.
Geographic Information
Habitat description:
Benthic, soft sediment.
Additional Information
Consulting taxonomist:
Daphne Fautin, University of Kansas.
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Lauerman, L.M.L., R.S. Kaufmann, and K.L. Smith Jr. (1996). Distribution and abundance of epibenthic megafauna at a long time-series station in the abyssal northeast Pacific. Deep Sea Research 1, 43: 1075-1103.
Eash-Loucks, W.E. and D.G. Fautin (2012). Taxonomy and distribution of sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia) from deep water of the northeastern Pacific. Zootaxa, 3375: 1-80. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3375.1.1
Citation:
Bathyphellia australis
(Dunn, 1983) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Bathyphellia%20australis. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-11-22.