Species
Anthopleura artemisia (Moonglow anemone)
Anthopleura artemisia. Photo: (c) kayakmak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
- Genus: Anthopleura
- Family: Actiniidae (Actiniid sea anemones)
- Superfamily: Actinioidea
- Suborder: Enthemonae
- Order: Actiniaria (Sea anemones)
- Subclass: Hexacorallia (Hexacorallians)
- Class: Anthozoa (Sea anemones and corals)
- Phylum: Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Sightings
