Dactylanthus antarcticus

Dactylanthus antarcticus
Dactylanthus antarcticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Preactiidae
Genus: Dactylanthus
Carlgren, 1911 [1]
Species: D. antarcticus
Binomial name
Dactylanthus antarcticus
(Clubb, 1908)

Dactylanthus antarcticus is a species of sea anemones in the order Actiniaria.[2] It is the only member of its genus.

Distribution

This anemone has been found from King George Island off Antarctica and the Strait of Magellan in Chile.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Dactylanthus Carlgren, 1911". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=611473. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  2. ^ Daphne Fautin (2010). "Dactylanthus antarcticus (Clubb, 1908)". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289782. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  3. ^ K. & N. Sanamyan, D. Schories & H. Krumbeck. "Dactylanthus antarcticus (Clubb, 1908)". Actiniaria.com. http://www.actiniaria.com/dactylanthus_antarcticus.php. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 


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