''Mesacmaea'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
sea anemone
Sea anemones ( ) are a group of predation, predatory marine invertebrates constituting the order (biology), order Actiniaria. Because of their colourful appearance, they are named after the ''Anemone'', a terrestrial flowering plant. 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.
[Family Haloclavidae]
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Species
The following species are listed by the
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms.
Content
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:
[
*'' Mesacmaea chloropsis'' (Agassiz in Verrill, 1864)
*'' Mesacmaea laevis'' (Verrill, 1864)
*'' Mesacmaea mitchellii'' (Gosse, 1853)
]
References
Haloclavidae
Hexacorallia genera
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