Thalassianthidae
| Thalassianthidae | |
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| Heterodactyla hemprichii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Superfamily: | Actinioidea |
| Family: | Thalassianthidae Milne-Edwards, 1857 |
| Genera | |
Thalassianthidae is a family of sea anemones that contains the genera Actineria, Cryptodendrum, Heterodactyla, and Thalassianthus.[1] These sea anemones do not host any varieties of clownfishes, but have been associated with some species of commensal anemone shrimp.[2]
Research has shown that three species of sea anemones belonging to the family Thalassianthidae - (Cryptodendrum adhaesivum, Heterodactyla hemprichii and Thalassianthus aster) - contain type 2 sodium channel peptide toxins capable of causing lethality to freshwater crabs.[3] In addition, high molecular weight toxins appear to be a new type of toxin in the Thalassianthidae family of sea anemones.[3] This information has not been found on any other scientific paper up to this point in time. Heterodactyla hemprichii is a species of sea anemone in the family Thalassianthidae This sea anemone does not host any varieties of clownfish.
- ^ World Register of Marine Species. (2016). Thalassianthidae Milne Edwards, 1857. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196167
- ^ Tree of Life. (2000). Thalassianthidae. http://tolweb.org/Thalassianthidae/18326
- ^ a b c Maeda, Mikiko; Honma, Tomohiro; Shiomi, Kazuo (December 2010). "Isolation and cDNA cloning of type 2 sodium channel peptide toxins from three species of sea anemones (Cryptodendrum adhaesivum, Heterodactyla hemprichii and Thalassianthus aster) belonging to the family Thalassianthidae". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 157 (4): 389–393. doi:10.1016/j.cbpb.2010.08.008. ISSN 1096-4959. PMID 20817118.
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