Aiptasiidae
Appearance
Aiptasiidae | |
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Aiptasia mutabilis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Actiniaria |
Superfamily: | Metridioidea |
Family: | Aiptasiidae Carlgren, 1924 |
Genera | |
See text |
Aiptasiidae is a family of sea anemones, comprising the following genera:[1]
- Aiptasia Gosse, 1858
- Aiptasiogeton Schmidt, 1972
- Bartholomea Duchassaing de Fonbressin & Michelotti, 1864
- Bellactis
- Exaiptasia Grajales & Rodriguez, 2014
- Laviactis Grajales & Rodriguez, 2014
- Neoaiptasia Parulekar, 1969
- Paraiptasia England, 1992
- Paranthea Verrill, 1868
The name (e.g. Verrill) after the genus refers to the researcher that discovered it, and the year is the date of discovery.
References
[edit]- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aiptasiidae Carlgren, 1924". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
External links
[edit]- Data related to Aiptasiidae at Wikispecies
- Media related to Aiptasiidae at Wikimedia Commons