Stichodactyla mertensii with Amphiprion akallopisos and other unidentified fish in Madagascar
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Hexacorallia
Order:
Actiniaria
Family:
Stichodactylidae
Genus:
Stichodactyla
Species:
S. mertensii
Binomial name
Stichodactyla mertensii
(Brandt, 1835)
Synonyms
Stichodactyla meretensii
Stichodactyla mertensii, commonly known as Mertens' carpet sea anemone, is a species of sea anemones in the family Stichodactylidae. It is regarded as the largest sea anemone with a diameter of over 1 m (3.3 ft), the next largest being Heteractis magnifica, which has longer tentacles.[1] This species has an oral disc that can be described as more ovoid than circular that contours to the surrounding substrate and is attached to the substrate by adhesive verrucae, which are wart-like projections.[1] Its blunt or pointed tentacles are uniformly shaped, and are only about 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) long.[1] It contains obligate symbiotic zooxanthellae, and is a host to around half the species of anemonefish and one damselfish, Dascyllus trimaculatus.
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greatly in dimensions. Some are very large; Urticina columbiana and Stichodactylamertensii can both exceed 1 metre (3.3 ft) in diameter and Metridium farcimen...
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hosted by H. magnifica, and A. akallopisos, which is also hosted by Stichodactylamertensii. The species of anemonefish hosted by the magnificent sea anemone...
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