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Merten’s Carpet Sea Anemone (Stichodactyla mertensii)

is a large species of sea anemone found in warm coral filled oceans. Like other carpet anemones this species has a large surface area, with a large ovoid oral disc that covers the surrounding area (like a carpet draped over the rocks and corals). This species has several species of anemonefish that associate with it, with 17 distinct species and one species of damselfish.

Phylogeny

Animalia-Cnidaria-Anthozoa-Hexacorallia-Actiniaria-Stichodactyildae-Stichodactyla-mertensii

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