Mesacmaea mitchellii

Mesacmaea mitchellii

Classification

Class: Anthozoa
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Haloclavidae

Mesacmaea mitchellii is a species of sea anemone in the family Haloclavidae. It is found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea where it burrows in soft sediment. Taxonomy This species was first described in 1853 by the British naturalist Philip Henry Gosse as Ilyanthus mitchellii.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Mesacmaea mitchellii

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