Overview
The Actiniidae is the largest family of sea anemones, to which most common, temperate, shore species belong. Most members of this family do not participate in symbioses with fishes. One exception is the so-called bubble anemone - Entacmaea quadricolor.
The systematics of Actiniidae is often quite difficult. The problem with identification of genera within this family is that most species are readily distinguishable when alive but when fixated lose their color and some other features. Arrangement of tentacles is important in defining genera for Actiniaria families. There may be one tentacle per space between mesenteries or there may be more than one tentacle between each two mesenteries. Members of the family Actiniidae have one tentacle per space.
Genera in this family include[1]:
Condylactis sp.
Isocradactis magna, Pakiri Beach, New Zealand
Isocradactis magna, Pakiri Beach, New Zealand
External links
Genera in this family include[1]:
Condylactis sp.
Isocradactis magna, Pakiri Beach, New Zealand
Isocradactis magna, Pakiri Beach, New Zealand
External links
References
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Taxonomy
The Family Actiniidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (60): Actinia · Actiniogeton · Actinopsis · Anemonia · Antheopsis · Anthopleura · Anthostella · Aulactinia · Bolocera · Boloceropsis · Bunodactis · Bunodes · Bunodosoma · Cladactella · Cnidopus · Condylactis · Cribrina · Cribrinopsis · Dofleinia · Entacmaea · Epiactis · Glyphoperidium · Glyphostylum · Gyractis · Gyrostoma · Isactinia · Isanemonia · Isantheopsis · Isoaulactinia · Isocradactis · Isosicyonis · Isotealia · Korsaranthus · Leipsiceras · Macrodactyla · Mesactinia · Myonanthus · Neocondylactis · Neoparacondylactis · Onubactis · Oulactis · Parabunodactis · Paracondylactis · Paranemonia · Parantheopsis · Paratealia · Phialoba · Phlyctenactis · Phlyctenanthus · Phyllactis · Phymactis · Pseudactinia · Spheractis · Stylobates · Synantheopsis · Tealia · Tealianthus · Telactinia · Urticina · Urticinopsis
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 494 species and subspecies in the Family Actiniidae.
Genera
Actinia
Actinia is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. [more]
Actiniogeton
Actinopsis
Anemonia
Antheopsis
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Anthopleura
Not to be confused with Arthropleura, a giant centipede that lived during the Carboniferous. [more]
Anthostella
Anthostella is a small genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. It has two described species. [more]
Aulactinia
Aulactinia is a genus of sea anemones in the family Actiniidae. [more]
Bolocera
Boloceropsis
Bunodactis
Bunodes
Bunodosoma
Cladactella
Cnidopus
Condylactis
Cribrina
Cribrinopsis
Dofleinia
Entacmaea
Epiactis
Glyphoperidium
Glyphostylum
Gyractis
Gyrostoma
Isactinia
Isanemonia
Isantheopsis
Isoaulactinia
Isocradactis
Isosicyonis
Isotealia
Korsaranthus
Leipsiceras
Macrodactyla
Mesactinia
Myonanthus
Neocondylactis
Neoparacondylactis
Onubactis
Oulactis
Parabunodactis
Paracondylactis
Paranemonia
Parantheopsis
Paratealia
Phialoba
Phlyctenactis
Phlyctenanthus
Phyllactis
Phymactis
Pseudactinia
Spheractis
Stylobates
Synantheopsis
Tealia
Tealianthus
Telactinia
Urticina
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Urticinopsis
More info about the Genus Urticinopsis may be found here.
References
- ^ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100653 accessed 8 June 2011
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