Octineon

Octineon
	Octineon suecicum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Actiniaria
Superfamily:	Metridioidea
Family:	Octineonidae; Fowler, 1894
Genus:	Octineon; Moseley in Fowler, 1894

Octineon is the sole genus of sea anemones in the monotypic family Octineonidae.^[1]

Distribution

There are few records of this genus, but it has been reported living within the North Pacific waters, and is thought to have a much wider distribution than that.^[2] It is difficult to identify due to the fact that it's usually flat against bedrock on the sea floor.^[2]

Species

The genus contains the following species:

Octineon chilense Carlgren, 1959
Octineon lindahli (Carpenter in Carpenter & Jeffreys, 1871)
Octineon suecicum Carlgren, 1940

References

^ "Octineon Fowler, 1894". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Sanamyan, N.P. (2018). "First record of two genera of sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria), Octineon and Edwardsiella, from the North Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Invertebrate Zoology. 15: 1–18 – via http://www.sanamyan.com. {{cite journal}}: External link in |via= (help)

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[1] "Octineon Fowler, 1894". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2012.

[:0-2] Sanamyan, N.P. (2018). "First record of two genera of sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria), Octineon and Edwardsiella, from the North Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Invertebrate Zoology. 15: 1–18 – via http://www.sanamyan.com. {{cite journal}}: External link in |via= (help)

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