Ptychodactis aleutiensis Swimming sea anemone

Ptychodactis aleutiensisis commonly referred to as Swimming sea anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Foto: Kagamil Pass, Kagamil Island, 8 Meter Tiefe

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AphiaID:: 593090

Scientific:: Ptychodactis aleutiensis
German:: Seeanemone
English:: Swimming Sea Anemone

Category:: See Anemones

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Actiniaria (Order) > Ptychodactinidae (Family) > Ptychodactis (Genus) > aleutiensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Eash-Loucks, Jewett, Fautin, Hoberg & Chenelot, 2010

Occurrence:: Alaska (Western Atlantic), Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea
Sea depth:: 6 - 17 Meter
Temperature:: 41 °F - 50 °F (5°C - 10°C)
Food:: Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Ptychodactis patula

More related species in this lexicon:

Ptychodactis aleutiensis
Seeanemone

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-11-25 20:09:31
Last edit:: 2016-11-26 16:03:32

Info

Eash-Loucks, Jewett, Fautin, Hoberg & Chenelot, 2010

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Actiniaria (Order) > Enthemonae (Suborder) > Actinioidea (Superfamily) > Ptychodactinidae (Family) > Ptychodactis (Genus) > Ptychodactis aleutiensis (Species)

Source:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232295874_Ptychodactis_aleutiensis_a_new_species_of_ptychodactiarian_sea_anemone_Cnidaria_Anthozoa_Actiniaria_from_the_Aleutian_Islands_Alaska
Article in Marine Biology Research · November 2010
DOI: 10.1080/17451000903476933

Authors:
Wendy E. Eash-Loucks, Stephen C Jewett, Daphne G. Fautin, Max K. Hoberg, He Loïse Se Chenelot

Scientific paper

Ptychodactis aleutiensis , a new species of ptychodactiarian sea anemone (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria) from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Eash-Loucks, Wendy E.; Jewett, Stephen C.; Fautin, Daphne G.; Hoberg, Max K.; Chenelot, Héloïse , 2010

External links

Actniaria by Karen & Nadya Sanamyan (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
AKMAP 2006 – 2007 Aleutian Islands Coastal Survey Environmental Condition Summary (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Discoveries of New Marine Species of the Aleutian Islands (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Erstbeschreibung von Ptychodactis aleutiensis (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Kagamil Pass, Kagamil Island, 8 Meter Tiefe

Foto: South East Adak Island, Alaska, 10 Merter Tiefe

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