Arachnanthus lilith

Arachnanthus lilith

Taxonavigation

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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

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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.

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