DSG - Liponema brevicorne

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Liponema brevicorne Alternate names: Liponema brevicornis, tumbleweed anemone Author: McMurrich, 1893 MBARI 2019: D1126 Click here for a larger image. Detached from the substrate and rolling on the seafloor MBARI 2006: T938-02 Click here for a larger image. Morph two. MBARI 2008: V3190-05HD Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Cnidaria (phylum) Anthozoa (class) Hexacorallia (subclass) Actiniaria (order) Enthemonae (suborder) Actinioidea (superfamily) Liponematidae (family) Liponema (genus) Liponema brevicorne (species) Description General: Pink, pinkish orange, or white. Observed in two morphs (thin tentacles and thick tentacles). Capable of detaching from the seafloor and rolling. Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic; hard substrate and soft sediment. Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree 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 (as L. brevicornis). Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Liponema brevicorne (McMurrich, 1893) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Liponema%20brevicorne. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-23.
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