Metridiidae

Metridiidae
Metridium senile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Superfamily: Metridioidea
Family:
Carlgren, 1893[1]

Metridiidae is a family of sea anemones in the order Actiniaria.[2]

Characteristics

Members of the family Metridiidae are characterised by having a mesogloeal sphincter muscle and by the mesenterial arrangement, with the mesenteries not being divided into macronemes and microcnemes. The acontia typically have microbasic b-mastigophors and microbasic amastigophors, though the latter are not always present in adults.[1]

Genera

The following genera are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS):[3]

Of these, Metridium is the most speciose while Paraisometridium is monotypic.

References

  1. ^ a b Metridiidae Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine KU Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  2. ^ Metridiidae World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Metridiidae Carlgren, 1893". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-05-14.


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