Thalassianthidae is a family of

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s that contains the

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''Actineria'', ''Cryptodendrum,'' ''Heterodactyla'', and ''Thalassianthus''.World Register of Marine Species. (2016). Thalassianthidae Milne Edwards, 1857. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196167 These sea anemones do not host any varieties of

clownfish Clownfish or anemonefish are fishes from the subfamily Amphiprioninae in the family Pomacentridae. Thirty species of clownfish are recognized: one in the genus ''Premnas'', while the remaining are in the genus ''Amphiprion''. In the wild, th ...

es, but have been associated with some species of

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anemone shrimp Hippolytidae is a family of cleaner shrimp, also known as broken-back shrimp or anemone shrimp. The term "broken-back shrimp" also applies to the genus ''Hippolyte'' in particular and "cleaner shrimp" is sometimes applied exclusively to ''Lysmata ...

.Tree of Life. (2000). Thalassianthidae. http://tolweb.org/Thalassianthidae/18326 Research has shown that three

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s belonging to the

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Thalassianthidae - (''Cryptodendrum adhaesivum'', ''Heterodactyla hemprichii'' and ''Thalassianthus aster'') - contain type 2 sodium channel

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toxins capable of causing

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to freshwater crabs. In addition, high

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toxins appear to be a new type of toxin in the Thalassianthidae

s. This information has not been found on any other scientific paper up to this point in time. ''Heterodactyla hemprichii'' is a species of sea anemone in the family Thalassianthidae This sea anemone does not host any varieties of clownfish.

References

Actinioidea Taxa named by Henri Milne-Edwards {{Actiniaria-stub