Family STICHODACTYLIDAE Andres, 1883
- Stichodactylidae Andres, A. 1883. Le Attinie (Monografia). Rome : Coi Tipi der Salviucci Vol. 1 460 pp. [272].
Type genus:
Stichodactyla Brandt, 1835.
Diagnosis
Endomyaria with well-developed pedal disc. Upper column of most species with verrucae. Tentacles simple, globose, digitiform or sinuous, as a rule all alike; one per exocoel located marginally, more than one radially arrayed in at least some endocoels. Sphincter endodermal, diffuse to circumscribed, weak. Mesenterial retractors diffuse. Endodermal zooxanthellae normally present in at least tentacles and oral disc.
General References
Dunn, D.F. 1981. The clownfish sea anemones: Stichodactylidae (Coelenterata: Actiniaria) and other sea anemones symbiotic with Pomacentrid fishes. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 71: 1-115
Fautin, D.G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. http://geoportal.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/index.cfm
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| 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 |