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Liponema

Liponema
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Liponema brevicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Suborder: Nyantheae
Infraorder: Thenaria
Family: Liponematidae
Genus: Liponema
Hertwig, 1882
Species
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Liponema is a genus of sea anemones, the only genus in the family, Liponematidae (Hertwig, 1882).

Members of this genus have a wide base and a short, smooth column. The tentacles are short and very numerous, covering the whole oral disc. Each tentacle has a sphincter at its base which, when it contracts, causes the tentacle to be shed. The siphonoglyphs are well developed and the mesenteries are in perfect pairs. The cnidocytes consist of spirocysts, basitrichs and microbasic p-mastigophors.

The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species:


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