Filifera is a

suborder Order () is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between family and class. In biological classification, the order is a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and recognized ...

hydrozoans Hydrozoa (hydrozoans; from Ancient Greek ('; "water") and ('; "animals")) is a taxonomic class of individually very small, predatory animals, some solitary and some colonial, most of which inhabit saline water. The colonies of the colonial spe ...

in the

order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood ...

Anthoathecata Anthoathecata, or the athecate hydroids, are an order of hydrozoans belonging to the phylum Cnidaria. A profusion of alternate scientific names exists for this long-known and heavily discussed group. It has also been called Gymnoblastea and (with ...

. They are found in marine, brackish and freshwater habitats.

Characteristics

Members of this suborder are characterised by the filiform tentacles of the polyps which do not terminate in knobs. The rose corals, family

Stylasteridae Stylasteridae, also known as lace corals, is a family (biology), family of colonial hydrozoans with a calcified skeleton. They first appeared 65 million years ago in deep waters. About 10% of the species have adapted to shallow water. In shallow ...

, secrete calcium carbonate exoskeletons around a network of stolons.

Families

According to the

World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scien ...

, the following

families Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...

are found in this suborder : *

Australomedusidae Australomedusidae is a family of cnidarians belonging to the order Anthoathecata Anthoathecata, or the athecate hydroids, are an order of hydrozoans belonging to the phylum Cnidaria. A profusion of alternate scientific names exists for this lo ...

Russell, 1971 * Axoporidae Boschma, 1951 † * Balellidae Stechow, 1922 *

Bougainvilliidae Bougainvilliidae is a family of marine hydroids in the class Hydrozoa. Members of the family are found worldwide. There are sixteen accepted genera and about ninety-three species. Description Hydroids in this family can be solitary or colonial. ...

Lütken, 1850 * Bythotiaridae Maas, 1905 * Clathrozoellidae Peña Cantero, Vervoort & Watson, 2003 * Cordylophoridae von Lendenfeld, 1885 * Cytaeididae L. Agassiz, 1862 * Eucodoniidae Schuchert, 1996 *

Eudendriidae Eudendriidae is a taxonomic family of hydroids (Hydrozoa). The family contains around 85 species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can pro ...

L. Agassiz, 1862 * Heterotentaculidae Schuchert, 2010 *

Hydractiniidae Hydractiniidae is a cnidarian family (biology), family of athecate hydroids. Genera The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family: *''Bouillonactinia'' Miglietta, McNally & Cunningham, 2010 *''Clava (cnidarian ...

L. Agassiz, 1862 * Jeanbouilloniidae Pagès, Flood & Youngbluth, 2006 *

Magapiidae Magapiidae is a family of cnidarians belonging to the order Anthoathecata Anthoathecata, or the athecate hydroids, are an order of hydrozoans belonging to the phylum Cnidaria. A profusion of alternate scientific names exists for this long-know ...

Schuchert & Bouillon, 2009 * Niobiidae Petersen, 1979 *

Oceaniidae Oceaniidae is one of the over 50 cnidarian families of the order Anthomedusae. It contains nearly 50 species in ten genera. Genera *'' Corydendrium'' (11 species) *'' Corystolona'' (monotypic) *'' Merona'' (5 species) *''Oceania Oce ...

Eschscholtz, 1829 *

Pandeidae Pandeidae is a family (biology), family of Anthomedusae, hydroids in the Class (biology), class Hydrozoa. Like other jellyfish there is usually a mature Medusa (biology), medusa form which is pelagic and reproduces sexually and a hydroid or polyp ...

Haeckel, 1879 *

Proboscidactylidae Proboscidactylidae is a family of cnidarians belonging to the order Anthoathecata Anthoathecata, or the athecate hydroids, are an order of hydrozoans belonging to the phylum Cnidaria. A profusion of alternate scientific names exists for this l ...

Hand & Hendrickson, 1950 *

Protiaridae Protiaridae is a family of cnidarians belonging to the order Anthoathecata Anthoathecata, or the athecate hydroids, are an order of hydrozoans belonging to the phylum Cnidaria. A profusion of alternate scientific names exists for this long-kno ...

Haeckel, 1879 *

Ptilocodiidae Ptilocodiidae is a family of hydrozoans in the order Anthoathecata Anthoathecata, or the athecate hydroids, are an order of hydrozoans belonging to the phylum Cnidaria. A profusion of alternate scientific names exists for this long-known and h ...

Coward, 1909 *

Rathkeidae Rathkeidae is a family of cnidarians belonging to the order Anthoathecata. Genera: * ''Allorathkea'' Schmidt, 1972 * ''Lizzia'' Forbes, 1846 * ''Podocorynoides'' Schuchert, 2007 * ''Rathkea'' Brandt, 1837 References

Rathkeidae, Filife ...

Russell, 1953 *

Rhysiidae ''Rhysia'' is a genus of cnidaria Cnidaria ( ) is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic invertebrates found both in fresh water, freshwater and marine environments (predominantly the latter), including jel ...

(Hickson & Gravely, 1907) *

Similiclavidae ''Similiclava'' is a monotypic genus of cnidarians Cnidaria ( ) is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic invertebrates found both in fresh water, freshwater and marine environments (predominantly the latte ...

Calder, Choong & McDaniel, 2015 *

Gray, 1847 *

Trichydridae ''Trichydra'' is a monotypic genus of cnidaria Cnidaria ( ) is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic invertebrates found both in fresh water, freshwater and marine environments (predominantly the latter), ...

Hincks, 1868 * Tubiclavoididae Moura, Cunha & Schuchert, 2007 *Filifera incertae sedis

References

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