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Actinoscyphiidae Stephenson, 1920 
AphiaID: 100654

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Actiniaria (Order) > Actiniaria incertae sedis (Superfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Actiniaria incertae sedis
Source  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]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Genus Actinoscyphia Stephensen, 1920
Genus Alvinactis Rodríguez, Castorani & Daly, 2008
Genus Epiparactis Carlgren, 1922
Environment marine
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Note  Spelling: Actinoschyphiidae [details]
Image 
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added on 2013-01-10 - author: Johnsen S, Frank TM, Haddock SHD, Widder EA, Messing CG
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:100654
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2009-08-12 07:48:20Z  changed  Fautin, Daphne
  
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  Citation: Fautin, D. (2013). Actinoscyphiidae. 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=100654 on 2013-05-21
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