Kalmar "Actinozoa" kalma ce ta taxonomic wacce ke nufin rarrabuwar kawuna na dabbobi da suka haɗa da anemones na teku, murjani, da sauran halittu masu alaƙa. An samo kalmar daga kalmomin Helenanci "actis," ma'ana "ray" ko "magana," da "zoa," ma'ana "dabbobi." An taɓa ɗaukar Actinozoa a matsayin wani nau'i na musamman a cikin phylum Cnidaria, amma wannan rarrabuwa ba a yin amfani da shi a cikin tsarin haraji na zamani. Madadin haka, kwayoyin halittar da aka fi sani da Actinozoa galibi ana rarraba su a matsayin wani bangare na rukunin Hexacorallia da Octocorallia a cikin ajin Anthozoa.