Ceriantharia (Cnidaria) of the World: an annotated catalogue and key to species
Author
Stampar, Sergio N.
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), FCL / Assis, Laboratorio de Evolucao e Diversidade Aquatica; LEDA, Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas, Assis, Brazil & Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociencias, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9782-1619
sergiostampar@gmail.com
Author
Reimer, James D.
University of The Ryukyus, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Marine Science, MISE (Molecular Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology) Laboratory, Okinawa, Japan & University of The Ryukyus, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, Okinawa, Japan
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0453-8804
Author
Maronna, Maximiliano M.
Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP), Instituto de Biociencias, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2590-639X
Author
Lopes, Celine S. S.
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), FCL / Assis, Laboratorio de Evolucao e Diversidade Aquatica; LEDA, Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas, Assis, Brazil & Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociencias, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
Author
Ceriello, Hellen
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), FCL / Assis, Laboratorio de Evolucao e Diversidade Aquatica; LEDA, Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas, Assis, Brazil & Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociencias, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1199-2773
Author
Santos, Thais B.
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), FCL / Assis, Laboratorio de Evolucao e Diversidade Aquatica; LEDA, Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas, Assis, Brazil & University of The Ryukyus, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Marine Science, MISE (Molecular Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology) Laboratory, Okinawa, Japan
Author
Acuna, Fabian H.
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (Iimyc) CONICET; Facultad De Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad Nacional de Mar Del Plata Funes 3250. 7600 Mar Del Plata, Argentina & Estacion Cientifica Coiba (Coiba-Aip), Clayton, Panama, Republica de Panama
Author
Morandini, Andre C.
Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP), Instituto de Biociencias, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil & Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP), Centro de Biologia Marinha, Sao Sebastiao, SP, Brazil
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3747-8748
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ZooKeys
2020
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.952.50617
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.952.50617
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Cerianthus bathymetricus Moseley, 1877
Cerianthus bathymetricus
Moseley, 1877: 302-305;
Andres 1883
: 350;
van Beneden 1897
: 142;
Pax 1910
: 167;
Mello-Leitao
1919
: 37;
Molodtsova 2000
: 14-15, 17, 19;
Molodtsova 2001b
: 913
Type locality.
Deep sea, North Atlantic (35° 26'N 50° 53'W), at 5000 m depth.
Distribution.
Only known from deep water at the type locality.
Remarks.
This species is one of the smallest tube-dwelling anemone species known. The described specimens are only 2.5 cm long and lived in a very long membranous tube of more than 11 cm in length. The description is not detailed but provides some information on the anatomy, indicating a very long hyposulcus (especially in figure 17,
Moseley 1877
).
Molodtsova (2001b)
proposed that this species should be placed within the family
Arachnactidae
, however we are uncertain about this classification as some species of
Cerianthidae
have comparatively long hyposulcus regions, and the small size of this species may be misleading. Additionally, the description of the tube is much more consistent with the organization of
Cerianthidae
(see
Stampar et al. 2015a
). Thus, we choose to maintain this species as valid until additional studies say otherwise.
Type material.
Not found in this study, but the original description provided a graphic representation.