Metridioidea
Metridioidea is a superfamily of sea anemones in the order Actiniaria. Families in the superfamily Metridioidea include: * Family Acontiophoridae * Family Acricoactinidae * Family Actinoscyphiidae * Family Aiptasiidae * Family Aiptasiomorphidae * Family Aliciidae * Family Amphianthidae * Family Andvakiidae * Family Antipodactinidae * Family Bathyphelliidae * Family Boloceroididae * Family Diadumenidae * Family Gonactiniidae * Family Halcampidae * Family Haliactinidae * Family Hormathiidae * Family Isanthidae * Family Kadosactinidae * Family Metridiidae * Family Nemanthidae * Family Nevadneidae * Family Octineonidae * Family Ostiactinidae * Family Phelliidae * Family Sagartiidae * Family Sagartiomorphidae * Family Spongiactinidae Spongiactinidae is a family of sea anemone Sea anemones are a group of predation, predatory marine invertebrates of the order (biology), order Actiniaria. Because of their colourful appearance, they are named after the ''Anemone'', ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Metridiidae
Metridiidae is a family (biology), family of sea anemones in the Order (biology), order Actiniaria.Metridiidae World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-08-05. Characteristics Members of the family Metridiidae are characterised by having a mesogloeal sphincter muscle and by the mesenterial arrangement, with the Mesentery (zoology), mesenteries not being divided into macronemes and microcnemes. The acontia typically have microbasic b-mastigophors and microbasic amastigophors, though the latter are not always present in adults.Genera The following genera are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS): *''Metridium'' Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville, Blainville, 1824 *''Paraisometridium Zamponi, 1978'' Of ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Isanthidae
Isanthidae is a small family of sea anemones in the class Anthozoa. Genera The following genera are recognized: * '' Anthoparactis'' Häussermann & Rodríguez , 2014 * '' Austroneophellia'' Zamponi, 1978 * '' Cnidanthea'' * '' Eltaninactis'' Dunn, 1983 * ''Isanthus ''Isanthus'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Isanthidae. Species Species in the genus include: * ''Isanthus capensis'' Carlgren, 1938 * ''Isanthus homolophilus ''Isanthus'' is a genus of sea anemones in the family Isanthidae. Spec ...'' * '' Neophellia'' * '' Paraisanthus'' Sanamyan & Sanamyan, 1998 * '' Zaolutus'' References Metridioidea Cnidarian families {{Actiniaria-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Halcampidae
Halcampidae is a family of sea anemones. Members of this family usually live with their column buried in sand or other soft substrates. Genera Genera in the family include: * '' Acthelmis'' Lütken, 1875 * '' Cactosoma'' Danielssen, 1890 * '' Calamactinia'' Carlgren, 1949 * '' Calamactis'' Carlgren, 1951 * '' Halcampa'' Gosse, 1858 * '' Halcampaster'' * '' Halcampella'' Andres, 1883 * '' Halcampoides'' Danielssen, 1890 * ''Halianthella'' * '' Kodioides'' * ''Mena'' * '' Metedwardsia'' * '' Neohalcampa'' * '' Parahalcampa'' * '' Pentactinia'' Carlgren, 1900 * '' Scytophorus'' Hertwig, 1882 * '' Siphonactinopsis'' Carlgren, 1921 Characteristics Species of Halcampidae mostly have elongated columns which are sometimes differentiated into different regions. The base is usually rounded but in some species it is flattened. There is no sphincter. There are up to forty tentacles, all of equal length. There are up to twenty pairs of perfect mesenteries (internal partitions) with strong re ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gonactiniidae
Gonactiniidae is a family of anthozoans in the order Actinaria. Genera *''Gonactinia'' Sars, 1851Sars, M. (1851). Beretning om en i Sommeren 1849 foretagen zoologisk Reise i Lofoten of Finmarken. ''Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne'', 6(10), 121–211. *''Protanthea ''Protanthea simplex'' is a species of sea anemone found in deep water off the coasts of north west Europe. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Protanthea''. Description ''P. simplex'' is a delicate sea anemone. The tentacles are non ...'' Carlgren, 1891Carlgren, O. (1891). ''Protanthea simplex'' n. gen. n. sp., eine eigentümliche Actinie. Vorläufige Mitteilung. ''Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar'', 48, 81–89. References Metridioidea Cnidarian families {{Actiniaria-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Boloceroididae
Boloceroididae is a family of sea anemones. It has a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and temperate oceans. Genera The following genera are recognized: References Metridioidea Cnidarian families {{Actiniaria-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |