Nemanthus annamensis
| Nemanthus annamensis | |
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| A zebra-striped gorgonian wrapper in the waters off East Timor | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Family: | Nemanthidae |
| Genus: | Nemanthus |
| Species: | N. annamensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nemanthus annamensis Carlgren, 1943[1]
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Nemanthus annamensis, commonly known as the gorgonian wrapper, is a species of sea anemone found in central Indo-Pacific waters.[1]
Description
Nemanthus annamensis has a rather variably shaped base and low, spreading column, widening slightly just below the oral disc. This bears 120 to 130 tentacles, the inner ones longer than the outer, and a slit-shaped mouth with two siphonoglyphs. The column and tentacles are white, yellowish or orange, variegated with dark patches, and the oral disc is semi-transparent.[2]
Distribution and habitat
N. annamensis is native to the
gorgonians, the coral-like sea whips and sea fans, hence its common name.[2]
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Nemanthus annamensis wrapped around agorgonian
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Ecology
N. annamensis has been found living in association with the crab
N. annamensis is a host of the parasite Gastroecus caulleryi, a copepod.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d van der Land, Jacob; Fautin, Daphne (2009). "Nemanthus annamensis Carlgren, 1943". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ ISSN 0024-0672.