Dactylanthus antarcticus is a species of sea anemones in the order Actiniaria. It is the only member of its genus.
Dactylanthus antarcticus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Actiniaria |
Family: | Preactiniidae |
Genus: | Dactylanthus Carlgren, 1911 |
Species: | D. antarcticus
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Binomial name | |
Dactylanthus antarcticus (Clubb, 1908)[1]
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Distribution
editThis anemone has been found from King George Island off Antarctica and the Strait of Magellan in Chile.[2]
References
edit- ^ Dactylanthus antarcticus (Clubb, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ K. & N. Sanamyan, D. Schories & H. Krumbeck. "Dactylanthus antarcticus (Clubb, 1908)". Actiniaria.com. Retrieved June 28, 2011.