Species

Anthopleura artemisia (Moonglow anemone)

Anthopleura artemisia. Photo: (c) kayakmak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Anthopleura artemisia is a species of sea anemone. It is known by a number of common names, including burrowing anemone and moonglow anemone. It was first described to science in 1846 in a volume by James Dwight Dana, reporting on the animals found on the United States Exploring Expedition. Dana attributes the description to Charles Pickering, who was a naturalist on the expedition.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
    - Class: Anthozoa (Sea anemones and corals)
      - Subclass: Hexacorallia (Hexacorallians)
        Order: Actiniaria (Sea anemones)
        Suborder: Enthemonae
        Superfamily: Actinioidea
        Family: Actiniidae (Actiniid sea anemones)
        Genus: Anthopleura
        Species: Anthopleura artemisia (Moonglow anemone)

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