Cerianthidae Milne Edwards & Haime 1851

Coral Sea, Duration 16 seconds

Haus des Meeres, Vienna / Austria

Nordsømuseet Hirtshals

Coral Sea, Duration 13 seconds, Shot includes Thor amboinensis (Thor shrimp)

In captivity

Nordsømuseet Hirtshals

South Pacific Ocean, Shot at dusk, Duration 17 seconds

In captivity

Nordsømuseet Hirtshals

Nordsømuseet Hirtshals

Nordsømuseet Hirtshals

More individuals, showing the variety of tentacle colors. Sometimes the tentacles are banded. Photo by Dave Cowles at Monterey Bay Aquarium, August 2010.

Pachycerianthus fimbriatus photographed at Monterey Bay Aquarium. Tentacle spread is approximately 30 cm. (Photo by: Dave Cowles, August 2010)

Pachycerianthus fimbriatus is a cerianthid anemone that burrows in substrate and lives in a semi-rigid tube made of felted nematocysts.

Pachycerianthus fimbriatus is a cerianthid anemone that burrows in substrate and lives in a semi-rigid tube made of felted nematocysts.

tube anemone

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Description: Cerianthid anemone. Item Type: Image Title: Cerianthid anemone. Copyright: SERPENT project Species: Cerianthidae Behaviour: Attached to the seabed. Site: Atlantic -- Northern Tropical Atlantic -- Tiof Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 1197m Latitude: 17 deg 57' 26" N Longitude: 16 deg 49' 36" W Countries: West Africa -- Mauritania Habitat: seabed Rig: Boa Deep C Project Partners: Woodside, Oceaneering ROV: Millenium 22 Deposited By: Dr Daniel Jones Deposited On: 01 February 2010

Item Type: Image Title: Cerianthid anenome Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Cerianthus sp. Behaviour: Attached to seafloor, moving tentacles feeding, Attached to seafloor near ROV arm, moving tentacles, feeding Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- SchiehallionNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Schiehallion Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 450 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 03" N Longitude: 4 deg 05' 56" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Gravel and Sand Rig: Regalia Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Centurion 30 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007

Item Type: Image Title: Cerianthid anenome Copyright: Serpent Project Species: Cerianthus sp. Behaviour: Attached to seafloor, moving tentacles feeding, Attached to seafloor near ROV arm, moving tentacles, feeding Site: Atlantic -- North Sea -- West of Shetland -- SchiehallionNorth Sea -- West of Shetland -- Schiehallion Site Description: Seafloor Depth (m): 450 Latitude: 60 deg 20' 03" N Longitude: 4 deg 05' 56" W Countries: UK -- West of Shetland Habitat: Temperate Gravel and Sand Rig: Regalia Project Partners: Transocean, Subsea 7, BP ROV: Centurion 30 Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 13 March 2007