Family ACTINOSTOLIDAE Carlgren, 1932
- Actinostolidae Carlgren, O. 1932. Die Ceriantharien, Zoantharien und Actiniarien des arktischen Gebietes. pp. 255-266 in Römer, F, Schaudinn, F., Brauer, A. & Arndt, W. Eine Zusammenstellung der arktischen Tierformen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des Spitzbergen-Gebietes auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Deutschen Expedition in das Nördliche Eismeer im Jahre 1898. Jena : Gustav Fischer pp. [261].
Type genus:
Actinostola Verrill, 1883.
Diagnosis
Nyantheae with basilar muscles and mesogloeal marginal sphincter; column commonly smooth, rarely tuberculate or with papillae. Tentacles regularly arranged; their aboral sides sometimes with nematocyst batteries, sometimes thickened. Mesenteries not divisible into marcocnemes and microcnemes. Younger mesenteries not bilaterally arranged. Retractor muscles diffuse, rarely circumscribed. No acontia.
General References
Carlgren, O. 1949. A survey of the Ptychodactiaria, Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. Kungliga Svenska Ventenskapsakademiens Handlingar 1: 1–121
Fautin, D.G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm
Rodríguez, E., Castorani, C.A. & Daly, M. 2008. Morphological phylogeny of the family Actinostolidae (Anthozoa: Actiniaria) with description of a new genus and species of hydrothermal vent sea anemone redefining the family Actinoscyphiidae. Invertebrate Systematics 22: 439-452
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 |