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Metridioidea 
Summary
Metridioidea is a superfamily of sea anemones in the order Actiniaria. Members of this clade live in shallow subtropical waters worldwide.[1]
| Metridioidea | |
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| Protanthea simplex, Sound of Mull, Scotland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Suborder: | Enthemonae |
| Superfamily: | Metridioidea Carlgren, 1893 |
| Families | |
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List of Families edit
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
References edit
- ^ 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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.09.004. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 26375331.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Metridioidea Carlgren, 1893". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-04-17.