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Halcampoididae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Anthozoa

Order
  
Actiniaria

Phylum
  
Cnidaria

Subclass
  
Hexacorallia

Rank
  
Family

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Halcampoididae is a family of sea anemones. Members of this family usually live with their column buried in sand or other soft substrates.

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Characteristics

Halcampoidids mostly have elongated columns which are sometimes differentiated into different regions. The base is usually rounded but in some species it is flattened. There is no sphincter. There are up to forty tentacles, all of equal length. There are up to twenty pairs of perfect mesenteries (internal partitions) with strong retractors. There are one or two siphonoglyphs (ciliated grooves).

Genera

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the family includes the following genera:

  • Acthelmis Luetken, 1875
  • Calamactinia Carlgren, 1949
  • Calamactis Carlgren, 1949
  • Halcampella Andres, 1883
  • Halcampoides Danielssen, 1890
  • Pentactinia Carlgren, 1900
  • Scytophorus Hertwig, 1882
  • Siphonactinopsis Carlgren, 1921
  • References

    Halcampoididae Wikipedia