Metridiidae

Metridiidae
Metridium senile
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Metridiidae
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 three genera are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS): [2]

Of these genera, Metridium is the most speciose while Isometridium and Paraisometridium are monotypic taxa.

References

  1. 1 2 Metridiidae KU Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  2. 1 2 Metridiidae World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
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