Mena limnicola   (Annandale,  1915) (Sea Anemone)
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Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order:Actiniaria
Family:Halcampidae

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Description
Tentacles 12, sphicters very weak, stinging warts large, arranged in 12-16 longitudinal rows; more scattered and variable in size in the lower part of the column; also present in the central part of the physa. Six pairs of macroenemies fifth and sixth pairs weaker than the others.

Synonym (s)
• Mena limnicola Carlgren, 1925
• Halianthus limnicola Annandale, 1915
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat:  Estuarine, Sandy, Coastal
Biogeography


• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands (Lat: 10) (Long: 93) INDIA
• Orissa, Chilika Lake INDIA (Record: 26/06/1986)
• Orissa, Chilika Lake INDIA
• Orissa, Balramgadi INDIA
• West Bengal, Medinipur INDIA
Literature Source(s)
  • Tikadar, BK; Daniel, A and Subbarao, NV (1986) Sea shore animals of Andaman and Nicobar Islands The Director, ZSI, Kolkatta 188 Available at - ZSI, Pune
  • Misra, A (1995) Anthozoa: Coelenterata Wetland ecosystem series 1: Fauna of Chilka lake ZSI, Calcutta 227-233 Available at - NIO, Goa
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
  • Parulekar, A (1990) Actiniarian sea anemone fauna of India Marine biofouling and power plants. Proceeding of marine biodeterioration with reference to power plant cooling systems IGCAR 218-228 Available at - http://drs.nio.org/drs/bitstream/2264/2461/2/Mar_Biofouling_Power_Plants_1990_218.pdf
  • Encyclopedia of Life Available at - http://www.eol.org/
  • Mitra, S (2010) Cnidarian fauna in Wetlands of West Bengal Journal of Environment and Sociobiology Social Environmental and Biological Association, Kolkata, India 7(2) 133-139 Available at - NIO,Goa
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