List of sea anemone families
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Actiniaria form an order of animals in the class Anthozoa that includes sea anemones.
Taxonomy
Rodriguez et al. proposed a new classification for the Actiniaria based on extensive DNA results.[1]
Suborders, Superfamilies and Families included in Actiniaria are:
- Suborder Anenthemonae
- Superfamily Edwardsioidea
- Family Edwardsiidae
- Superfamily Actinernoidea
- Family Actinernidae
- Family Halcuriidae
- Superfamily Edwardsioidea
- Suborder Enthemonae
- Superfamily Actinostoloidea
- Family Actinostolidae
- Family Halcampulactidae
- Superfamily Actinioidea
- Family Actiniidae
- Family Actinodendridae
- Family Andresiidae
- Family Capneidae
- Family Condylanthidae
- Family Haloclavidae
- Family Homostichanthidae
- Family Iosactinidae
- Family Limnactiniidae
- Family Liponematidae
- Family Minyadidae
- Family Oractinidae
- Family Phymanthidae
- Family Preactiniidae
- Family Ptychodactinidae
- Family Stichodactylidae
- Family Thalassianthidae
- Superfamily Metridioidea
- Family Acontiophoridae
- Family Actinoscyphiidae
- Family Aiptasiidae
- Family Aiptasiomorphidae
- Family Aliciidae
- Family Amphianthidae
- Family Andvakiidae
- Family Antipodactinidae
- Family Bathyphelliidae
- Family Boloceroididae
- Family Diadumenidae
- Family Exocoelactinidae
- Family Gonactiniidae
- Family Halcampidae
- Family Haliactinidae
- Family Haliplanellidae
- Family Hormathiidae
- Family Isanthidae
- Family Kadosactinidae
- Family Metridiidae
- Family Mimetridiidae
- Family Nemanthidae
- Family Nevadneidae
- Family Octineonidae
- Family Ostiactinidae
- Family Phelliidae
- Family Ramireziidae
- Family Sagartiidae
- Family Sagartiomorphidae
- Superfamily Actinostoloidea
The older classification of the Actiniaria according to Calgren is as follows:[2]
- Suborder Endocoelantheae
- Family Actinernidae
- Family Halcuriidae
- Suborder Nyantheae
- Infraorder Athenaria
- Family Andresiidae
- Family Andwakiidae
- Family Edwardsiidae
- Family Galatheanthemidae
- Family Halcampidae
- Family Halcampoididae
- Family Haliactiidae
- Family Haloclavidae
- Family Ilyanthidae
- Family Limnactiniidae
- Family Octineonidae
- Infraorder Boloceroidaria
- Family Boloceroididae
- Family Nevadneidae
- Infraorder Thenaria
- Family Acontiophoridae
- Family Actiniidae
- Family Actinodendronidae
- Family Actinoscyphiidae
- Family Actinostolidae
- Family Aiptasiidae
- Family Aiptasiomorphidae
- Family Aliciidae
- Family Aurelianidae
- Family Bathyphelliidae
- Family Condylanthidae
- Family Diadumenidae
- Family Discosomidae
- Family Exocoelactiidae
- Family Haliplanellidae
- Family Hormathiidae
- Family Iosactiidae
- Family Isanthidae
- Family Isophelliidae
- Family Liponematidae
- Family Metridiidae
- Family Minyadidae
- Family Nemanthidae
- Family Paractidae
- Family Phymanthidae
- Family Sagartiidae
- Family Sagartiomorphidae
- Family Stichodactylidae
- Family Thalassianthidae
- Infraorder Athenaria
- Suborder Protantheae
- Family Gonactiniidae
- Suborder Ptychodacteae
- Family Preactiidae
- Family Ptychodactiidae