Thalassianthidae
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| Thalassianthidae | |
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| Heterodactyla hemprichii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Superfamily: | Actinioidea |
| Family: | Thalassianthidae Milne-Edwards, 1857 |
| Genera | |
Thalassianthidae is a family of sea anemones that contains the genera Actineria, Cryptodendrum, Heterodactyla, and Thalassianthus.[1] These sea anemones do not host any varieties of clownfishes, but have been associated with some species of commensal anemone shrimp.[2]
Research has shown that three species of sea anemones belonging to the family Thalassianthidae - (Cryptodendrum adhaesivum, Heterodactyla hemprichii and Thalassianthus aster) - contain type 2 sodium channel peptide toxins capable of causing lethality to freshwater crabs.[3] In addition, high molecular weight toxins appear to be a new type of toxin in the Thalassianthidae family of sea anemones.[3] This information has not been found on any other scientific paper up to this point in time. Heterodactyla hemprichii is a species of sea anemone in the family Thalassianthidae This sea anemone does not host any varieties of clownfish.
