Arachnanthus lilith

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Penicilaria
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Phylum: Cnidaria Classis: Anthozoa Subclassis: Hexacorallia Ordo: Ceriantharia Subordo: Penicilaria

Familia: Arachnactidae
Genus: Arachnanthus
Species: Arachnanthus lilith

Name

Arachnanthus lilith Stampar & El Didi in Stampar et al., 2018

ZooBank: FC381C67-9DB8-4280-9C9C-00DBD04F7D56

Holotype: UF Cnidaria 9168, adult individual (35 mm long)

Type locality: Saudi Arabia, island near Jaz’air Sila, (27.651°N, 35.2832°E), 10–30 m depth, fore reef, under rocks, G. Paulay, Seabird McKeon, Daisuke Uyeno coll. (27/ix/2013)

Etymology: refers to the mythological figure of a female night demon in the vicinity of the Red Sea to ancient Mesopotamia.

References

Primary references

Stampar, S.N., El Didi, S.O., Paulay, G. & Berumen, M.L. 2018. A new species of Arachnanthus from the Red Sea (Cnidaria, Ceriantharia). ZooKeys 748: 1–10. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.748.22914. Reference page. [original description]

Links

WoRMS (2020). Arachnanthus lilith Stampar & El Didi, 2018. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1245293 on 2020-08-15

BHL bibliography
Arachnanthus lilith – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Arachnanthus lilith.
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