Aiptasiidae is a
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of
sea anemone
Sea anemones ( ) are a group of predation, predatory marine invertebrates constituting the order (biology), order Actiniaria. Because of their colourful appearance, they are named after the ''Anemone'', a terrestrial flowering plant. Sea anemone ...
s, comprising the following genera:
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Aiptasia
''Aiptasia'' is a genus of a symbiotic cnidarian belonging to the subphylum Anthozoa (sea anemones, corals). ''Aiptasia'' is a widely distributed genus of temperate and tropical sea anemones of benthic lifestyle typically found living on mangrove ...
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Gosse, 1858
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Aiptasiogeton''
Schmidt, 1972
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Bartholomea''
Duchassaing de Fonbressin & Michelotti, 1864
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Bellactis''
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Exaiptasia''
Grajales & Rodriguez, 2014
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Laviactis''
Grajales & Rodriguez, 2014
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Neoaiptasia''
Parulekar, 1969
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Paraiptasia''
England, 1992
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Paranthea''
Verrill, 1868
The name (e.g. Verrill) after the
genus
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refers to the researcher that discovered it, and the year is the date of discovery.
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Metridioidea
Cnidarian families
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