Anthosactis nomados White, Wakefield Pagels, and Fautin, 1999

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 : 21

Anthosactis nomados White, Wakefield Pagels, and Fautin, 1999

( Figures 13–14, Appendix 6)

No synonyms

Diagnosis. Column light tan to white, very flat; to 65 mm diameter. Individuals typically attached to shells of scaphopod Fissidentalium actiniophorum Shimek, 1997 ( Figure 13). Animals not attached to shells show evidence of once having been. Margin contracted so oral disc not visible. To 48 tentacles that taper to approximately 5 mm. Three cycles of mesenteries, first two complete; lack acontia. For a detailed description of A. nomados , see White et al. (1999).

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

Distribution. Anthosactis nomados was originally described from the northeastern Pacific off California and Oregon at 3,700 –4,100 m ( White et al. 1999). We examined additional specimens collected off California and Oregon from 530 to 4,325 m ( Figure 14).

Material examined. See Appendix 6.