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Mimetridium cryptum
Mimetridium is a genus of sea anemones of the family Acontiophoridae. It currently includes only one species Mimetridium cryptum.
From the article Mimetridium on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Dr Elizabeth J. Batham described this species as:
a slender, elongated species with many fine tentacles. Apart from its longer column, it superficially resembles the northern hemisphere Metridium senile, to which it was earlier regarded as being closely related.
Range & habitat
This species was described from New Zealand and has been recorded off the coasts of Dunedin and Wellington.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 704788.