Octineon

Octineon is the sole genus of sea anemones in the monotypic family Octineonidae.^[1]

Octineon
Octineon suecicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Actiniaria
Superfamily:	Metridioidea
Family:	Octineonidae Fowler, 1894
Genus:	Octineon Moseley in Fowler, 1894

Distribution

There are few records of this organism, but it has been reported living within the North Pacific waters, and is thought to have a much wider distribution than that.^[2] It is difficult to identify due to the fact that it's usually flat against bedrock on the sea floor.^[2]

Species

The genus contains the following species:

• Octineon chilense Carlgren, 1959
• Octineon lindahli (Carpenter in Carpenter & Jeffreys, 1871)
• Octineon suecicum Carlgren, 1940