Mimetridium Explained

Mimetridium is a genus of sea anemones of the family Acontiophoridae. It currently includes only one species Mimetridium cryptum.

Taxonomy

Both the genus and the species were first described by Cadet Hand, the former director of the Bodega Marine Laboratory, in 1961.[1] The holotype specimen is held at the Otago Museum.[2]

Description

Dr Elizabeth J. Batham described this species as:

Distribution

This species was described from New Zealand and has been recorded off the coasts of Dunedin and Wellington.[3]

Habitat

M. cryptum is normally attached to a shell or rock in mud or sand and prefers to be half buried. However, this species is known to both burrow into the sand as well as walk.

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Notes and References

  1. Hand . C. . 1961 . Two new acontiate New Zealand sea anemones. . Transactions of the Royal Society New Zealand. Zoology . 1 . 75–89 .
  2. Web site: 2014 . Mimetridium cryptum Hand, 1961 . 2022-08-02 . www.marinespecies.org.
  3. Web site: Mimetridium Hand, 1961 . 2022-08-02 . www.gbif.org . en.