Sagartiidae
Encyclopedia
Sagartiidae is a family
of sea anemone
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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 anemone
Sea anemone
Sea anemones are a group of water-dwelling, predatory animals of the order Actiniaria; they are named after the anemone, a terrestrial flower. Sea anemones are classified in the phylum Cnidaria, class Anthozoa, subclass Zoantharia. Anthozoa often have large polyps that allow for digestion of larger...
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Genera
Genera in the family include:- Actinothoe Fischer, 1889
- AnthothoeAnthothoeAnthothoe is a genus of sea anemones in the family Sagartiidae.-Species:Species in the genus include:* Anthothoe affinis * Anthothoe albens * Anthothoe albocincta...
- Bellactis
- Botryon
- Carcinactis
- CereusCereus (anemone)Cereus is a genus of sea anemones in the family Sagartiidae.-Species:Species in the genus include:* Cereus amethystinus * Cereus herpetodes * Cereus pedunculatus...
Oken, 1815 - Choriactis
- GregoriaGregoria (genus)Gregoria fenestrata is the only member species of sea anemones in the genus Gregoria....
- Habrosanthus
- Octophellia
- Phellia Gosse, 1858
- SagartiaSagartiaSagartia is a genus of sea anemones in the family Sagartiidae. The genus was first described by Philip Henry Gosse in 1855 and the image is his painting of several species found in British waters included in his book, A history of the British sea-anemones and corals. -Species:The following species...
Gosse, 1855 - Sagartianthus
- Sagartiogeton Carlgren, 1924
- Verrillactis