Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Anthozoa > Class Hexacorallia > Order Ceriantharia > Suborder Spirularia

Cerianthidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Cerianthus Delle Chiaje, 1841
Pachycerianthus Roule, 1904

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Japanese: ハナギンチャク科

Literature

original description	Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. (1851). Monographie des polypiers fossiles des terrains palaeozoïques, précédée d'un tableau général de la classification des polypes. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, Archives. 5: 1–502, 20 pls.
basis of record	van der Land, J.; den Hartog, J.H. (2001). Actiniaria, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 106-109
additional source	Andres, A. (1883). Le Attinie (Monografia). Coi Tipi der Salviucci. Roma., volume 1 (Bibliografia, introduzione e specigrafia), pp. 460.
additional source	Andres, A. (1884). Le attinie. Volume primo, contente bibliografia, introduzione e specigrafia.
additional source	Andres, A. (1883). Le Attinie. Atti dell' Accademia de Lincei, 14, 3, Memorie, 211-673
additional source	Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World.

Genbank

Citation

Molodtsova, T. (2025). World List of Ceriantharia. Cerianthidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:100684