Actiniidae

Actiniidae
Anemonia sulcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Suborder: Nyantheae
Infraorder: Thenaria
Family: Actiniidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Genera

See text.

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. Three exceptions are the bubble-tip anemone (with anemonefish and certain cardinalfish), snakelocks anemone (with Bucchich's goby) and Urticina piscivora (with painted greenling).[1][2][3]

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

Genera in this family include:[4]

  • Actinia Linnaeus, 1767
  • Actinioides Haddon & Shackleton, 1893
  • Actinopsis
  • Actinostella
  • Anemonia Risso, 1826
  • Antheopsis Simon, 1892
  • Anthopleura Duchassaing de Fonbressin & Michelotti, 1860
  • Anthostella Carlgren, 1938
  • Aulactinia Verrill, 1864
  • Bolocera Gosse, 1860
  • Boloceropsis McMurrich, 1904
  • Bunodactis Verril, 1899
  • Bunodosoma Verrill, 1899
  • Cancrisocia
  • Cladactella Verrill, 1928
  • Cnidopus Carlgren, 1934
  • Condylactis Duchassaing de Fombressin & Michelotti, 1864
  • Cribrina
  • Cribrinopsis Carlgren, 1922
  • Cystiactis
  • Dofleinia Wassilieff, 1908
  • Entacmaea Ehrenberg, 1834
  • Epiactis Verrill, 1869
  • Evactis Verrill, 1869
  • Glyphoperidium Roule, 1909
  • Glyphostylum Roule, 1909
  • Gyractis Boveri, 1893
  • Gyrostoma Kwietniewski, 1898
  • Isactinia Carlgren, 1900
  • Isanemonia Carlgren, 1950
  • Isantheopsis Carlgren, 1942
  • Isoaulactinia Belém, Herrera & Schlenz, 1996
  • Isocradactis Carlgren, 1924
  • Isosicyonis Carlgren, 1927
  • Isotealia Carlgren, 1899
  • Isoulactis

  • Korsaranthus Riemann-Zurneck, 1999
  • Leiotealia
  • Leipsiceras Stephenson, 1918
  • Macrodactyla Haddon, 1898
  • Mesactinia England, 1987
  • Myonanthus McMurrich, 1893
  • Neocondylactis England, 1987
  • Neoparacondylactis Zamponi, 1974
  • Onubactis Lopez-Gonzalez, den Hartog & Garcia-Gomez, 1995
  • Oulactis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
  • Parabunodactis Carlgren, 1928
  • Paracondylactis Carlgren, 1934
  • Paractis Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1851
  • Paranemonia Carlgren, 1900
  • Parantheopsis McMurrich, 1904
  • Paratealia Mathew & Kurian, 1979
  • Phialoba Carlgren, 1949
  • Phlyctenactis Stuckey, 1909
  • Phlyctenanthus Carlgren, 1949
  • Phyllactis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
  • Phymactis Milne Edwards, 1857
  • Phymanthea
  • Pseudactinia Carlgren, 1928
  • Saccactis
  • Spheractis England, 1992
  • Stylobates Dall, 1903
  • Synantheopsis England, 1992
  • Tealia Gosse, 1858
  • Tealianthus Carlgren, 1927
  • Telactinia England, 1987
  • Urticina Ehrenberg, 1834
  • Urticinopsis Carlgren, 1927

External links

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References

  1. Lieske, E.; and R. Myers (1999). Coral Reef Fishes. ISBN 0-691-00481-1
  2. Debelius, H. (1997). Mediterranean and Atlantic Fish Guide. ISBN 978-3925919541
  3. Fretwell, K.; and B. Starzomski (2014). Painted greenling. Biodiversity of the Central Coast. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  4. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100653 accessed 8 June 2011
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