This family currently (2015) comprises the following genera:
Afrocalathea, Calathea, Ctenanthe, Donax, Goeppertia, Halopegia, Haumania, Hylaeanthe, Hypselodelphys, Indianthus, Ischnosiphon, Koernickanthe, Maranta, Marantochloa, Megaphrynium, Monophyllanthe, Monotagma, Myrosma, Phrynium, Pleiostachya, Sanblasia, Saranthe, Sarcophrynium, Schumannianthus, Stachyphrynium, Stromanthe, Thalia, Thaumatococcus, Trachyphrynium.