Metridium canum
| Metridium canum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Subclass: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Family: | Metridiidae |
| Genus: | Metridium |
| Species: | M. canum |
| Binomial name | |
| Metridium canum Stuckey, 1914 [1] | |
Metridium canum is a species of sea anemone in the family Metridiidae. It is found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean and the seas off New Zealand.
Description
M. canum has a cylindrical column that is wider at the base than it is high. Cinclides (specialist pores) are present on the upper part of the column, and there are four or five whorls of crowded tentacles on the oral disc. Internally, there are forty-five pairs of mesenteries in four cycles radiating from the body wall. This sea anemone is grey, the tentacles sometimes having black tips.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species is native to the Southwest Pacific and the Kermadec Islands. Its typical habitat is sand or mud where it is attached to the undersides of stones.[2]
References
- ↑ Fautin, Daphne (2015). "Metridium canum Stuckey, 1914". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- 1 2 " Metridium canum Stuckey, 1914". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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