Actiniaria, Hertwig, 1882

Actiniaria View in CoL sp.7

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MATERIAL. LV-75-2, 55.4172ºN 167.2766ºE, depth 380 m, one specimen photographed; LV-75- 3, 55.4165ºN 167.2759ºE, depth 390 m, seven specimens photographed.

REMARKS. Eight specimens of this small (about 2–3 cm in height) species were photographed but not collected at 380–390 m on the northern top of the Piip Volcano. The specimens of this species are attached to the stones, they have high column (with wider basal half) divisible into scapus covered by yellow-brownish cuticle and white bare scapulus. Longitudinal lines, probably insertions of the mesenteries are visible on the column. Mesenteries arranged probably in three cycles. Dark tentacles are probably arranged in four cycles. The specimens of this species occur on the upper and lower surfaces of the stones, either solitarily or in groups. It resembles members of the family Bathyphelliidae Carlgren, 1932 or related families.