Hormathiidae
Encyclopedia
Hormathiidae is a family
of sea anemones in the class Anthozoa
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of sea anemones in the class Anthozoa
Coral
Corals are marine animals in class Anthozoa of phylum Cnidaria typically living in compact colonies of many identical individual "polyps". The group includes the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton.A coral "head" is a colony of...
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Genera
Genera in this family include:- Actinauge Verrill, 1883
- AdamsiaAdamsiaAdamsia is a genus of sea anemones in thefamily Hormathiidae. Species in this genus are mutually symbiotic with hermit crabs. The anemone gets a place to live and discarded scraps of the crab's food in exchange for its help in the crab's defence...
Forbes, 1840 - Allantactis Danielssen, 1890
- AmphianthusAmphianthusAmphianthus is a genus of sea anenomes that contains twenty-four recognized species, A. armatus - A. bathybium - A. brunneus - A. californicus - A. capensis - A. caribaea - A. dohrnii - A. ingolfi - A. islandicus - A. lacteus - A. laevis - A. margaritaceus - A. michaelsarsi - A. minutus - A....
R. Hertwig, 1882 - CalliactisCalliactisCalliactis is a genus of sea anemones. Species in this genus are mutually symbiotic with hermit crabs. The anemone gets a place to live and discarded scraps of the crab's food in exchange for its help in defending the crab.-Species:...
Verrill, 1869 - Cataphellia Stephenson, 1931
- Chondranthus
- Chondrophellia Carlgren, 1925
- Cricophorus Carlgren, 1924
- Gliactis
- Heliactis
- Hormathia Gosse, 1859
- Hormathianthus Carlgren, 1943
- MonactisMonactis (marine)Monactis is a genus of sea anemones in thefamily Hormathiidae. There is so far only one species known in this genus, Monactis vestita...
Riemann-Zurneck, 1986 - Paracalliactis Carlgren, 1928
- Paractinia Andres, 1883
- Paraphellia Haddon, 1889
- Paraphelliactis Carlgren, 1928
- Phelliactis Simon, 1892
- Stephanactis
- Stephanauge
- Stephanthus