Stichodactyla mertensii

Stichodactyla mertensii

Taxonomical systematics

Scientific name

Stichodactyla mertensii Brandt, 1835

Common names

Carpet sea anemone,

Genus

Stichodactyla Brandt, 1835

Family

Stichodactylidae Andres, 1883

Suborder

Nyantheae

Order

Actiniaria

Subclass

Zoantharia

Class

Anthozoa

Phylum

Cnidaria

Local ecology

Distribution

Tropical Western Pacific Ocean, Great Barrier Reef, Tropical Eastern Indian Ocean, Northern and Western Indian Ocean.

Habitat

Rocky reefs, often with foot in a crevice into which it can retract (Fautin and Allen, 1992)

Biological characteristics

Zooxanthellate

 

S. mertensii at Osprey Reef with Amphiprion chrysopterus. Depth: 6.7 m.

 

 

 

S. mertensii at Osprey Reef with Amphiprion chrysopterus. Depth: 28.4 m.

 

 

References

Fautin D.G. and Allen G.R. 1992. Field Guide to Anemone Fishes and Their Host Sea Anemones. Western Australian Museum, Perth, WA, Australia.

Links

Fautin and Allen (1992)