Anenthemonae is a suborder of sea anemones in the order Actiniaria. It comprises those sea anemones with atypical arrangement of mesenteries for actiniarians.
Superfamilies and families in the suborder Anenthemonae include:Rodríguez, E., Barbeitos, M. S., Brugler, M.R., Crowley, L. M., Grajales, A., Gusmão, L., Häussermann, V., Reft, A. & Daly, M. (2104). Hidden among sea anemones: The first comprehensive phylogenetic reconstruction of the order Actiniaria (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia) reveals a novel group of hexacorals. Superfamily Actinernoidea Stephenson, 1922 Actinernidae Stephenson, 1922 Halcuriidae Carlgren, 1918 Superfamily Edwardsioidea Andres, 1881 Edwardsiidae Andres, 1881
Classification The differential feature between the 2 suborders of sea anemone; Enthemonae and Anenthemonae is that they are primarily characterised by having basilar muscles, mesoglea marginal sphincter and they lack acontia and carotinoids.Gusmão, L.C., Berniker, L., V, V. D., Harris, O., & Rodríguez, E. (2019). Halcampulactidae (actiniaria, actinostoloidea), a new family of burrowing sea anemones with external brooding from antarctica. Polar Biology, 42(7), 1271-1286. They however, rarely lack these types of basilar muscles and sphincters causing the outer column to be smooth in texture.
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