Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Anthozoa > Class Hexacorallia > Order Zoantharia > Suborder Macrocnemina > Family Epizoanthidae > Genus Epizoanthus

Epizoanthus arenaceus (Delle Chiaje, 1841)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Epizoanthus*	Gray, 1867	accepted genus name
*Mardoell*	Danielssen, 1890	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: gray encrusting anemone; gray zoanthid 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.

German: Weichboden-Krustenanemone

Literature

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Genbank

Citation

Reimer, J.D.; Sinniger, F. (2025). World List of Zoantharia. Epizoanthus arenaceus (Delle Chiaje, 1841). 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:101023