Henactis seepala
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Small, closed anemone attached to gastropod shell.MBARI 2002: T448-06
Description
General:
Small dark-orange anemone (description is from a specimen attached to a Neptunea snail). When open, this species may look like the anemone seen in the background of the image.
Geographic Information
Ocean range (global):
Mendocino Ridge, northeast Pacific.
Habitat description:
Cold seep.
Additional Information
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
RodrÃguez, E. (2012). First endomyarian sea anemone (Cnidaria, Actiniaria) putatively from chemosynthetic environments: a new deep-sea genus and species from the North Pacific. Marine Biology Research, 8: 791-801. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2012.692162
Citation:
Henactis seepala
(Rodriguez, 2012) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Henactis%20seepala. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-11-22.