Metridioidea

Metridioidea
Protanthea simplex , Sound of Mull, Scotland
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Actiniaria
Suborder:	Enthemonae
Superfamily:	Metridioidea Carlgren, 1893
Families
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Metridioidea is a superfamily of sea anemones in the order Actiniaria. Members of this clade live in shallow subtropical waters worldwide. ^[1]

List of Families

Families in the superfamily Metridioidea include: ^[2]

• Family Acontiophoridae
• Family Acricoactinidae
• Family Actinoscyphiidae
• Family Aiptasiidae
• Family Aiptasiomorphidae
• Family Aliciidae
• Family Amphianthidae
• Family Andvakiidae
• Family Antipodactinidae
• Family Bathyphelliidae
• Family Boloceroididae
• Family Diadumenidae
• Family Gonactiniidae
• Family Halcampidae
• Family Haliactinidae
• Family Hormathiidae
• Family Isanthidae
• Family Kadosactinidae
• Family Metridiidae
• Family Nemanthidae
• Family Nevadneidae
• Family Octineonidae
• Family Ostiactinidae
• Family Phelliidae
• Family Sagartiidae
• Family Sagartiomorphidae
• Family Spongiactinidae

References

1. Grajales, Alejandro; Rodríguez, Estefanía (2016-01-01). "Elucidating the evolutionary relationships of the Aiptasiidae, a widespread cnidarian–dinoflagellate model system (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria: Metridioidea)" . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 94 (Pt A): 252–263. Bibcode:2016MolPE..94..252G. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.09.004. ISSN   1055-7903. PMID   26375331.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Metridioidea Carlgren, 1893". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-04-17.