Mesacmaea is a genus of 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.[2]
| Mesacmaea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Family: | Haloclavidae |
| Genus: | Mesacmaea Andres, 1883 [1] |
| Species | |
|
See text
| |
Species
editThe following species are listed by the World Register of Marine Species:[1]
- Mesacmaea chloropsis (Agassiz in Verrill, 1864)
- Mesacmaea laevis (Verrill, 1864)
- Mesacmaea mitchellii (Gosse, 1853)
References
edit- ^ a b Mesacmaea - Andres, 1883 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Family Haloclavidae Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
 | This Actiniaria-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |