Metridioidea Explained

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

Notes and 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 . 252–263 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.09.004 . 26375331 . 1055-7903.
2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Metridioidea Carlgren, 1893. marinespecies.org. en. 2020-04-17.