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Pachycerianthus fimbriatus Tube-dwelling anemone

Pachycerianthus fimbriatusis commonly referred to as Tube-dwelling anemone. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 800 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
7470 
AphiaID:
283820 
Scientific:
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus 
German:
Zylinderrose 
English:
Tube-dwelling Anemone 
Category:
Tube Anemones 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Spirularia (Order) > Cerianthidae (Family) > Pachycerianthus (Genus) > fimbriatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
McMurrich, 1910 
Occurrence:
Alaska (Western Atlantic), Canada , Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), USA 
Sea depth:
54 Meter 
Size:
up to 13.78" (35 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Cyclops, Daphnia salina, Fish larvae, Krill, Mysis, Zooplankton 
Tank:
175.98 gal (~ 800L)  
Difficulty:
Only for advanced aquarists 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2016-11-12 17:24:15 

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McMurrich, 1910

This anemone-like cerianthid lives in a soft, black, slimy tube that may extend a meter.
The cerianthid quickly withdraws into the tube when disturbed.
It is often seen in bright orange to red.

Predator: Dendronotus iris

There are five known species among the Genus Pachycerianthus:
Pachycerianthus bekannt:
Pachycerianthus aestuarii
Pachycerianthus dohrni
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus
Pachycerianthus insignis
Pachycerianthus johnsoni
Pachycerianthus multiplicatus
Pachycerianthus solitarius

Synonyms:
Cerianthus elongatus Kwietniewski, 1898
Pachycerianthus plicatus Carlgren, 1924

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Ceriantharia (Order) > Spirularia (Suborder) > Cerianthidae (Family) > Pachycerianthus (Genus)

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