Stylobates calcifer
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Family: | Actiniidae |
| Genus: | Stylobates |
| Species: | S. calcifer
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| Stylobates calcifer | |
Stylobates calcifer is a species of carcinoecium-forming sea anemone in Japan. S. calcifer produces carcinoecium that forms a thin cover around the hermit crab species Pagurodofleinia doederleini. P. deoderleini shares a symbiotic relationship with S. calcifer. S. calcifer inhabits the top of the hermit crab's shell attaching itself by the carcinoecium it produces. The anemone feeds on the suspended particulates of organic matter from the water column or the food residuals.[1] It lives at a depth of 100 to 400 meters (330 to 1,310 ft) around the Pacific side of Kyushu, Japan.[2]
References
- ^ Yoshikawa, Akihiro; Izumi, Takato; Moritaki, Takeya; Kimura, Taeko; Yanagi, Kensuke (April 2022). "Carcinoecium-Forming Sea Anemone Stylobates calcifer sp. nov. (Cnidaria, Actiniaria, Actiniidae) from the Japanese Deep-Sea Floor: A Taxonomical Description with Its Ecological Observations". The Biological Bulletin. 242 (2): 127–152. doi:10.1086/719160. ISSN 1939-8697. PMID 35580031.
- ^ "New Species of Symbiotic Sea Anemone Discovered Off Coast of Japan | Sci-News.com". Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. Retrieved 2022-06-28.