Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Anthozoa > Class Hexacorallia > Order Ceriantharia > Suborder Spirularia > Family Cerianthidae > Genus Cerianthus

Cerianthus membranaceus (Gmelin, 1791)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Tubularia Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

CerianthusDelle Chiaje, 1841accepted genus name
Saccanthus Milne Edwards, 1857 synonym

Species group names

Cerianthus membranaceous synonym
Synarachnactis membranacea (Gmelin, 1791) synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Breton: Kouilhenn-garreg-vras; Sutell-garreg-vras
 Catalan: anèmona de tub mediterrània sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona
 Dutch: kokeranemone
 English: cylinder anemone; firewoks anemone; Mediterranean cerianthid; Mediterranean tube anemone sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona;Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.
 French: cérianthe de Méditerranée; Grande cérianthe sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona
 German: Mittel-meer Zylinderrose; Mittelmeer-Zylinderrose; Zylinderrose sources: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.;Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona
 Italian: ardichella; cerianto; flore di mare
 Spanish, Castillian: anémona tubo

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Molodtsova, T. (2025). World List of Ceriantharia. Cerianthus membranaceus (Gmelin, 1791). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101011

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