Corallimorphus pilatus Fautin, White, and Pearson, 2002

Fautin, D. G., 2012, Taxonomy and distribution of sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia) from deep water of the northeastern Pacific, Zootaxa 3375, pp. 1-80 : 9

Corallimorphus pilatus Fautin, White, and Pearson, 2002

( Figures 3–4, Appendix 3)

No synonyms

Diagnosis. Column cylindrical; oral and pedal discs about same diameter (to 35 mm), column slightly shorter than diameter of discs (to 20 mm). Sparse tan ectoderm may be attached to column; brown ectoderm may persist near base of tentacles. Oral disc with raised lips around slit mouth; with long, capitate tentacles ( Figure 3). Marginal tentacles shorter than discal tentacles (about 15 mm), in approximately 4:1 marginal:discal ratio; about 130 total. Pedal disc typically attached to stone or shell. For a detailed description of C. pilatus see Fautin et al. (2002).

Cnidae. Spirocysts, basitrichs, holotrichs, microbasic p -mastigophores, microbasic b -mastigophores.

Distribution. Corallimorphus pilatus was originally described from California to British Columbia at depths of 198 to 900 m ( Fautin et al. 2002). Additional specimens we examined extend the range north to include south coastal Alaska ( Figure 4) and down to 2,026 m.

Material examined. See Appendix 3.