Metridiidae | |
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Metridium senile | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Anthozoa |
Subclass: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Actiniaria |
Family: |
Metridiidae Carlgren, 1893 |
Metridiidae is a family of sea anemones in the order Actiniaria.
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.
The following three genera are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS):
Of these genera, Metridium is the most speciose while Isometridium and Paraisometridium are monotypic taxa.