| Metridium senile |
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| Several young plumose anemones |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: |
Anthozoa |
| Class: |
Hexacorallia |
| Order: |
Actiniaria |
| Family: |
Metridiidae |
| Genus: |
Metridium |
| Species: |
M. senile |
| Binomial name |
Metridium senile
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| Synonyms |
List
- Actinia plumosa
- Actinia candida Müller, 1776
- Actinia cereus Müller, 1776
- Actinia marginata ambrea
- Actinia marginata salmonea
- Actinia pallida Holdsworth, 1855
- Actinia pellucida Alder, 1858
- Actinia rufa Müller, 1776
- Actinia senilis Linnaeus, 1767
- Actinoloba dianthus de Blainville, 1830
- Actinoloba marginata Les.
- Actinothoe pallida Holdsworth
- Anthea plumosa
- Metridium dianthus sindonea Gosse
- Metridium fimbriatum Verrill, 1865
- Metridium pallidum (Holdsworth, 1855)
- Metridium senilis Linnaeus, 1761
- Paraisometridium pehuense Zamponi, 1978
- Paraisometridium pehuensis Zamponi, 1978
- Priapus senilis Linnaeus, 1761
- Sagartia pallida Holdsworth
- Sagartia pura (Alder, 1858)
- Thoe pura Wright, 1859
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Metridium senile, the Plumose, Fluffy, or Frilled anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Metridiidae. As a member of the genus Metridium, it is a type of plumose anemone and is found in the seas off north-western Europe and both the east and west coasts of North America.