Aiptasiidae

Aiptasiidae
Aiptasia mutabilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Actiniaria
Superfamily:	Metridioidea
Family:	Aiptasiidae Carlgren, 1924
Genera
See text

Aiptasiidae is a family of sea anemones, comprising the following genera:[1]

• Aiptasia Gosse, 1858
• Aiptasiogeton Schmidt, 1972
• Bartholomea Duchassaing de Fonbressin & Michelotti, 1864
• Bellactis
• Exaiptasia Grajales & Rodriguez, 2014
• Laviactis Grajales & Rodriguez, 2014
• Neoaiptasia Parulekar, 1969
• Paraiptasia England, 1992
• Paranthea Verrill, 1868

The name (e.g. Verrill) after the genus refers to the researcher that discovered it, and the year is the date of discovery.

References

1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aiptasiidae Carlgren, 1924". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-04-08.

External links

• Data related to Aiptasiidae at Wikispecies
• Media related to Aiptasiidae at Wikimedia Commons