Filifera is a

suborder Order ( la, ordo) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between family and class. In biological classification, the order is a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and ...

hydrozoans Hydrozoa (hydrozoans; ) are a taxonomic class of individually very small, predatory animals, some solitary and some colonial, most of which inhabit saline water. The colonies of the colonial species can be large, and in some cases the specialized ...

in the

order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

Anthoathecata Anthoathecata, or the athecate hydroids, are an order of hydrozoans belonging to the phylum Cnidaria. A profusion of alternate scientific names exists for this long-known, heavily discussed, and spectacular group. It has also been called Gymnobl ...

. They are found in marine, brackish and freshwater habitats.

Characteristics

Members of this suborder are characterised by the filiform tentacles of the polyps which do not terminate in knobs. The rose corals, family Stylasteridae, secrete calcium carbonate exoskeletons around a network of stolons.

Families

According to the

World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialist ...

, the following

families Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideall ...

are found in this suborder : *

Australomedusidae Australomedusidae is a family of cnidarians belonging to the order Anthoathecata Anthoathecata, or the athecate hydroids, are an order of hydrozoans belonging to the phylum Cnidaria. A profusion of alternate scientific names exists for this l ...

Russell, 1971 * Axoporidae Boschma, 1951 † * Balellidae Stechow, 1922 *

Bougainvilliidae Bougainvilliidae is a family of marine hydroids in the class Hydrozoa. Members of the family are found worldwide. There are sixteen accepted genera and about ninety-three species. Description Hydroids in this family can be solitary or colonial. ...

Lütken, 1850 * Bythotiaridae Maas, 1905 *

Clathrozoellidae Clathrozoellidae is a family of cnidarians belonging to the order Leptomedusae Leptothecata, or thecate hydroids, are an order of hydrozoans in the phylum Cnidaria. Their closest living relatives are the athecate hydroids, which are similar eno ...

Peña Cantero, Vervoort & Watson, 2003 * Cordylophoridae von Lendenfeld, 1885 * Cytaeididae L. Agassiz, 1862 * Eucodoniidae Schuchert, 1996 *

Eudendriidae Eudendriidae is a taxonomic family of hydroids (Hydrozoa). The family contains around 85 species. Genera *''Eudendrium ''Eudendrium'' is a large genus of hydroids (Hydrozoa), one of two in the family Eudendriidae. These animals are marine c ...

L. Agassiz, 1862 * Heterotentaculidae Schuchert, 2010 *

Hydractiniidae Hydractiniidae is a cnidarian family of athecate hydroids. Genera The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family: *'' Bouillonactinia'' Miglietta, McNally & Cunningham, 2010 *'' Clava'' Gmelin, 1788 *'' Clavact ...

L. Agassiz, 1862 * Jeanbouilloniidae Pagès, Flood & Youngbluth, 2006 * Magapiidae Schuchert & Bouillon, 2009 * Niobiidae Petersen, 1979 *

Oceaniidae Oceaniidae is one of the over 50 cnidarian families of the order Anthomedusae. It contains nearly 50 species in ten genera. Genera *'' Corydendrium'' (11 species) *'' Corystolona'' (monotypic) *'' Merona'' (5 species) *''Oceania'' (6 species) ...

Eschscholtz, 1829 *

Pandeidae Pandeidae is a family of hydroids in the class Hydrozoa. Like other jellyfish there is usually a mature medusa form which is pelagic and reproduces sexually and a hydroid or polyp form which is often benthic and reproduces asexually by budding ...

Haeckel, 1879 * Proboscidactylidae Hand & Hendrickson, 1950 * Protiaridae Haeckel, 1879 * Ptilocodiidae Coward, 1909 * Rathkeidae Russell, 1953 * Rhysiidae (Hickson & Gravely, 1907) * Similiclavidae Calder, Choong & McDaniel, 2015 * Stylasteridae Gray, 1847 * Trichydridae Hincks, 1868 * Tubiclavoididae Moura, Cunha & Schuchert, 2007 *Filifera incertae sedis

References

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