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Actiniidae Rafinesque, 1815 
AphiaID: 100653

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Actiniaria (Order) > Nyantheae (Suborder) > Thenaria (Infraorder) > Endomyaria (Superfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Endomyaria
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; den Hartog, J.H. (2001). Actiniaria, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 106-109 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

Direct child
taxa

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 Genus Actinia Linnaeus, 1767
Genus Actinioides Haddon & Shackleton, 1893
Genus Actinopsis
Genus Actinostella
Genus Anemonia Risso, 1826
Genus Antheopsis Simon, 1892
Genus Anthopleura Duchassaing de Fonbressin & Michelotti, 1860
Genus Anthostella Carlgren, 1938
Genus Aulactinia Verrill, 1864
Genus Bolocera Gosse, 1860
Genus Boloceropsis McMurrich, 1904
Genus Bunodactis Verril, 1899
Genus Bunodosoma Verrill, 1899
Genus Cancrisocia
Genus Cladactella Verrill, 1928
Genus Cnidopus Carlgren, 1934
Genus Condylactis Duchassaing de Fombressin & Michelotti, 1864
Genus Cribrina
Genus Cribrinopsis Carlgren, 1922
Genus Cystiactis
Genus Dofleinia Wassilieff, 1908
Genus Entacmaea Ehrenberg, 1834
Genus Epiactis Verrill, 1869
Genus Evactis Verrill, 1869
Genus Glyphoperidium Roule, 1909
Genus Gyractis Boveri, 1893
Genus Gyrostoma Kwietniewski, 1898
Genus Isactinia Carlgren, 1900
Genus Isanemonia Carlgren, 1950
Genus Isantheopsis Carlgren, 1942
Genus Isoaulactinia Belém, Herrera & Schlenz, 1996
Genus Isocradactis Carlgren, 1924
Genus Isosicyonis Carlgren, 1927
Genus Isotealia Carlgren, 1899
Genus Isoulactis
Genus Korsaranthus Riemann-Zurneck, 1999
Genus Leiotealia
Genus Leipsiceras Stephenson, 1918
Genus Macrodactyla Haddon, 1898
Genus Mesactinia England, 1987
Genus Myonanthus McMurrich, 1893
Genus Neocondylactis England, 1987
Genus Neoparacondylactis Zamponi, 1974
Genus Onubactis Lopez-Gonzalez, den Hartog & Garcia-Gomez, 1995
Genus Oulactis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
Genus Parabunodactis Carlgren, 1928
Genus Paracondylactis Carlgren, 1934
Genus Paractis Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1851
Genus Paranemonia Carlgren, 1900
Genus Parantheopsis McMurrich, 1904
Genus Paratealia Mathew & Kurian, 1979
Genus Phialoba Carlgren, 1949
Genus Phlyctenactis Stuckey, 1909
Genus Phlyctenanthus Carlgren, 1949
Genus Phyllactis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
Genus Phymactis Milne Edwards, 1857
Genus Phymanthea
Genus Pseudactinia Carlgren, 1928
Genus Saccactis
Genus Spheractis England, 1992
Genus Stylobates Dall, 1903
Genus Synantheopsis England, 1992
Genus Tealia Gosse, 1858
Genus Tealianthus Carlgren, 1927
Genus Urticina Ehrenberg, 1834
Genus Urticinopsis Carlgren, 1927

Genus Actinea accepted as Actinia Linnaeus, 1767
Genus Actiniogeton Carlgren, 1938 accepted as Gyractis Boveri, 1893
Genus Actinogeton Carlgren, 1938 accepted as Gyractis Boveri, 1893
Genus Actinoides accepted as Actinioides Haddon & Shackleton, 1893
Genus Glyphostylum Roule, 1909 accepted as Glyphoperidium Roule, 1909
Genus Telactinia England, 1987 accepted as Isactinia Carlgren, 1900
Environment marine
Feedingtypes  omnivore [details]
predator [details]
scavenger [details]
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:100653
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2009-08-10 07:45:48Z  changed  Fautin, Daphne
  
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  Citation: Fautin, D. (2013). Actiniidae. In: Fautin, Daphne G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100653 on 2013-05-19
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