Family ACTINODENDRIDAE Haddon, 1898
- Actinodendridae Haddon, A.C. 1898. The Actiniaria of Torres Straits. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society 6(2): 393-520 [465, 488, 495].
Type genus:
Actinodendron de Blainville, 1830.
Diagnosis
Endomyarian with well developed pedal disc, limbus not well defined. Column smooth. No marginal sphincter muscle. Fosse absent. Up to 48 branched tentacles cyclically arranged. Terminal branches of tentacles with acrospheres. Two or more well developed siphonoglyphs. 24 pairs of mesenteries, all or almost all perfect and, apart from the directives, fertile. Retractors diffuse, broad, band-like.
General References
Ardelean, A. & Fautin, D.G. 2004. A new species of the sea anemone Megalactis (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria; Actinodendridae) from Taiwan and designation of a neotype for the type species of the genus. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 117(4): 488-504
Fautin, D.G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | NYNANTHEAE Carlgren, 1899 | 13-Aug-2013 | MOVED | Dr Bronwen Scott |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 28-Feb-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 09-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 09-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 13-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |