Metridioidea
Metridioidea is a superfamily of sea anemones in the order Actiniaria. Members of this clade live in shallow subtropical waters worldwide.
28 branches of this superfamily, most-observed first
Metridiidae
familyMetridiidae
Sagartiidae
familySagartiidae
Aiptasiidae
familyAiptasiidae
Diadumenidae
familyDiadumenidae
Hormathiidae
familyHormathiidae
Andvakiidae
familyAndvakiidae
Boloceroididae
familyBoloceroididae
Aliciidae
familyAliciidae
Burrowing Anemones
familyHalcampidae
Nemanthidae
familyNemanthidae
Isanthidae
familyIsanthidae
Gonactiniidae
familyGonactiniidae
Sagartiomorphidae
familySagartiomorphidae
Amphianthidae
familyAmphianthidae
Phelliidae
familyPhelliidae
Acontiophoridae
familyAcontiophoridae
Haliactinidae
familyHaliactinidae
Actinoscyphiidae
familyActinoscyphiidae
Octineonidae
familyOctineonidae
Aiptasiomorphidae
familyAiptasiomorphidae
Acricoactinidae
familyAcricoactinidae
Bathyphelliidae
familyBathyphelliidae
Kadosactinidae
familyKadosactinidae
Nevadneidae
familyNevadneidae
Ostiactinidae
familyOstiactinidae
Spongiactinidae
familySpongiactinidae
Haliplanellidae
familyHaliplanellidae
Galatheanthemidae
familyGalatheanthemidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 813996.