18 Cerianthus punctatus Uchida, 1979

Cerianthus punctatus Uchida, 1979: 189-195; Molodtsova 2000: 19; Uchida and Soyama 2001: 129, 150, 152; Molodtsova 2001b: 913

Type locality.

Suruga Bay (Numazu), Japan.

Distribution.

Only known from shallow water at the type locality.

Remarks.

The available information on this species is amongst the most complete from before the advent of detailed descriptions in the 2000s. Uchida (1979) gives a complete comparison of several characters with most species of the genus Cerianthus . However, besides morphological data there is still no other information about this species (e.g., reproduction).

Type material.

Saibura Marine Park Research Station (lost?), but the original description provided a graphic representation.