Family of sea anemones
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 Incognito 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.
There are over 300 recognized species in 57 genera in Actiniidae. Genera in this family include:[ 4]
Actinia Linnaeus, 1767
Actinioides Haddon & Shackleton, 1893
Actinopsis Dana, 1856
Actinostella Duchassaing, 1850
Anemonia Risso , 1826
Antheopsis Simon, 1892
Anthopleura Duchassaing de Fonbressin & Michelotti, 1860
Anthostella Carlgren, 1938
Asteractis Verrill, 1869
Aulactinia Verrill, 1864
Bolocera Gosse, 1860
Boloceropsis McMurrich, 1904
Bunodactis Verril, 1899
Bunodosoma Verrill, 1899
Cancrisocia Stimpson, 1856
Cladactella Verrill, 1928
Condylactis Duchassaing de Fombressin & Michelotti, 1864
Cribrina Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834
Cribrinopsis Carlgren, 1922
Dofleinia Wassilieff, 1908
Entacmaea Ehrenberg, 1834
Epiactis Verrill, 1869
Glyphoperidium Roule, 1909
Gyractis Boveri, 1893
Gyrostoma Kwietniewski, 1898
Henactis Rodríguez, 2012
Isactinia Carlgren, 1900
Isanemonia Carlgren, 1950
Isantheopsis Carlgren, 1942
Isoaulactinia Belém, Herrera & Schlenz, 1996
Isosicyonis Carlgren, 1927
Isotealia Carlgren, 1899
Korsaranthus Riemann-Zurneck, 1999
Leipsiceras Stephenson, 1918
Macrodactyla Haddon, 1898
Mesactinia England, 1987
Myonanthus McMurrich, 1893
Neoparacondylactis Zamponi, 1974
Onubactis Lopez-Gonzalez, den Hartog & Garcia-Gomez, 1995
Oulactis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
Parabunodactis Carlgren, 1928
Paracondylactis Carlgren, 1934
Paranemonia Carlgren, 1900
Parantheopsis McMurrich, 1904
Paratealia Mathew & Kurian, 1979
Phialoba Carlgren, 1951
Phlyctenactis Stuckey, 1909
Phlyctenanthus Carlgren, 1950
Phymactis Milne Edwards, 1857
Phymanthea
Pseudactinia Carlgren, 1928
Spheractis England, 1992
Stylobates Dall, 1903
Synantheopsis England, 1992
Tealianthus Carlgren, 1927
Urticina Ehrenberg, 1834
Urticinopsis Carlgren, 1927
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