Biology:Mesacmaea

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Short description: Genus of sea anemones

Mesacmaea
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Haloclavidae
Genus: Mesacmaea
Andres, 1883 [1]
Species
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Mesacmaea is a genus of sea anemone in the family Haloclavidae. Members of this genus typically burrow into soft substrates. The only part of the animal that is normally visible is the oral disc and tentacles which lie flat on the sand in a star shape.[2]

Species

The following species are listed by the World Register of Marine Species:[1]

  • Mesacmaea chloropsis (Agassiz in Verrill, 1864)
  • Mesacmaea laevis (Verrill, 1864)
  • Mesacmaea mitchellii (Gosse, 1853)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mesacmaea - Andres, 1883 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. Family Haloclavidae Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

Wikidata ☰ Q5294327 entry