Biology:Edwardsia timida

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of sea anemone

Edwardsia timida
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Edwardsiidae
Genus: Edwardsia
Species:
E. timida
Binomial name
Edwardsia timida
de Quatrefages, 1842
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Edwardsia callianthus Rawlinson, 1935
  • Edwardsia harassei Quatrefages, 1842
  • Edwardsia harassi Quatrefages, 1842
  • Edwardsia harassii Quatrefages, 1842
  • Edwardsiella dixoni
  • Edwardsiella harassii Quatrefages, 1842
  • Edwardsiella timida Quatrefages, 1842
  • Edwardsioides timida (Quatrefages, 1842)
  • Fagesia dixoni (Carlgren, 1921)
  • Milne-Edwardsia dixonii (Carlgren, 1921)
  • Milne dixoni Carlgren

Edwardsia timida, also known as the timid burrowing anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Edwardsiidae.[2][3][4]

Description

This species of sea anemone has a maximum diameter of 5 mm (0.20 in) and maximum length of 7 cm (2.8 in);[5] it is similar to Edwardsia claparedii but even more elongate, with a translucent pale orange colour. It has 16–32 tentacles arranged in 3 cycles, with 4 larger tentacles in the primary cycle.[6] Its column is slender, without tubercles. It has cinclides (pores in the body wall for release of water and cnidocytes).[7][8]

Range

Edwardsia timida is found in the Irish Sea and English Channel.[9] It is one of 943 species listed by Natural England in 2014 as species of principal importance for the conservation of biodiversity in England.[10]

Habitat

Edwardsia timida burrows in sand or gravel from lower shore to shallow sublittoral.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Edwardsia timida Quatrefages, 1842". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100892. 
  2. ↑ Haddon, Alfred Cort (November 11, 1889). "A Revision of the British Actiniae". https://books.google.com/books?id=PcwaAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22Edwardsia+timida%22&pg=PA329. 
  3. ↑ Wood, Chris (July 26, 2013). Sea Anemones and Corals of Britain and Ireland. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780957394636. https://books.google.com/books?id=P5G3DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Edwardsia+timida%22&pg=PA108. 
  4. ↑ Eleftheriou, Anastasios (April 5, 2013). Methods for the Study of Marine Benthos. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118542378. https://books.google.com/books?id=XyCHNEB2S98C&dq=%22Edwardsia+timida%22&pg=PT157. 
  5. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Edwardsia timida Quatrefages, 1842". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100892#attributes. 
  6. ↑ "Edwardsia timida - Marine Life Encyclopedia". http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D13440. 
  7. ↑ "cinclides". https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/cinclides. 
  8. ↑ "MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network - Timid burrowing anemone (Edwardsia timida)". https://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/detail/1224/. 
  9. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Edwardsia timida Quatrefages, 1842". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100892#distributions. 
  10. ↑ "Section 41 Species - Priority Actions Needed (B2020-008)". Natural England. October 2013. http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/4958719460769792. 
  11. ↑ "MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network - Timid burrowing anemone (Edwardsia timida)". https://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/detail/1224. 
  12. ↑ Wood, Chris (July 26, 2013). Sea Anemones and Corals of Britain and Ireland. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780957394636. https://books.google.com/books?id=P5G3DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Edwardsia+timida%22&pg=PA108. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2137364 entry



Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Biology:Edwardsia_timida&oldid=2729050"