Anenthemonae
Suborder of sea anemones
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Anenthemonae is a suborder of sea anemones in the order Actiniaria. It comprises those sea anemones with atypical arrangement of mesenteries for actiniarians.[1]
| Anenthemonae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Suborder: | Anenthemonae Rodriguez & Daly, 2014 |
| Superfamilies | |
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Superfamilies and families in the suborder Anenthemonae include:[1]
- Superfamily Actinernoidea Stephenson, 1922
- Actinernidae Stephenson, 1922
- Halcuriidae Carlgren, 1918
- Superfamily Edwardsioidea Andres, 1881
- Edwardsiidae Andres, 1881
Classification
The differential feature between the 2 suborders of sea anemone; Enthemonae and Anenthemonae is that they are primarily characterised by having basilar muscles, mesoglea marginal sphincter and they lack acontia and carotinoids.[2] They however, rarely lack these types of basilar muscles and sphincters causing the outer column to be smooth in texture.
