Ceriantheopsis austroafricanus Molodtsova, Griffiths & Acuna , 2011

Stampar, Sergio N., Reimer, James D., Maronna, Maximiliano M., Lopes, Celine S. S., Ceriello, Hellen, Santos, Thais B., Acuna, Fabian H. & Morandini, Andre C., 2020, Ceriantharia (Cnidaria) of the World: an annotated catalogue and key to species, ZooKeys 952, pp. 1-63 : 1

5 Ceriantheopsis austroafricanus Molodtsova, Griffiths & Acuna, 2011

Ceriantheopsis austroafricanus Molodtsova et al., 2011: 1-7; Stampar et al. 2015b: 1-3, 6

Type locality.

Off Cape Town, South Africa.

Distribution.

Only known from shallow waters at the type locality (8-15 m depth).

Remarks.

This species was recently described and therefore little is known about it beyond a detailed morphological description. One of the most interesting features of the species is the wide range of colors ( Molodtsova et al. 2011). This species occurs in waters around Cape Town. Interestingly, this species is found close to industrialized coastal development, such as marinas and ports (S. Stampar pers. obs.), which may have provided a special habitat.

Type material.

Zoological Museum of Moscow State University - ZMMU No. Ec-105 (holotype).