Spirularia
Sign in to saveSpirularia is a suborder of marine cnidarians, tube-dwelling anemones, in the class Ceriantharia. It is one of the two suborders making up Ceriantharia, and includes two families, Botrucnidiferidae and Cerianthidae, and around 99 species. The two suborders differ in the makeup of their cnidome (the types of cnidocyte present), the relative sizes of the oral discs and the shape and structure of the mesenteries.
Species
Suborder
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassHexacorallia
- OrderCeriantharia
Habitatmarine, brackish
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ceriantharia
- Image
- Cerianthus filiformis.jpg
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- taxon name
- Spirularia
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- order
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