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Metridium  de Blainville, 1824
Taxonomic Serial No.: 52736

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Isometridium Carlgren, 1949
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2002   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    PhylumCnidaria Hatschek, 1888 – cnidarians, coelenterates, cnidaires, coelentérés, água viva, anêmona, caravela, cnidario, coral, hidra  
       SubphylumAnthozoa   
          ClassAnthozoa Ehrenberg, 1834 – corals, flower animals, sea anemones, anémones de mer, coraux, água viva, anêmona, antozoário, caravela, corais, gorgônia  
             SubclassHexacorallia   
                OrderActiniaria  – anemones, sea anemones, actinies, anémones  
                   SuborderNyantheae Carlgren, 1899  
                      InfraorderThenaria Carlgren, 1899  
                         FamilyMetridiidae Carlgren, 1893  
                            GenusMetridium de Blainville, 1824  
    Direct Children:  
                               Species Metridium canum Stuckey, 1914  
                               Species Metridium dianthus   
                               Species Metridium exilis Hand, 1956 – pink clonal anemone 
                               Species Metridium farcimen (Tilesius, 1809)  
                               Species Metridium parvulum McMurrich, 1904  
                               Species Metridium senile (Linnaeus, 1761) – clonal plumose anemone 
       

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  Source: Hexacorallians of the World, website (version 1)  
  Acquired: 2001   
  Notes: http://www.kgs.ukans.edu/Hexacoral/Biodata/index.html   
  Reference for: Metridium   
       
  Source: Hexacorallians of the World, 05-May-2002, website (version 05-May-02)  
  Acquired: 2002   
  Notes: http://hercules.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm   
  Reference for: Metridium   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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