Thalassianthidae

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]

Thalassianthidae
Heterodactyla hemprichii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Actiniaria
Superfamily: Actinioidea
Family: Thalassianthidae
Milne-Edwards, 1857
Genera

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.

References[3]
  1. World Register of Marine Species. (2016). Thalassianthidae Milne Edwards, 1857. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196167
  2. Tree of Life. (2000). Thalassianthidae. http://tolweb.org/Thalassianthidae/18326
  3. 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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