Biology:Edwardsiidae

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Short description: Family of sea anemones

Edwardsiidae
Edwardsia-claparedii.jpg
The sea anemone Edwardsia claparedii at Valentia Island, County Kerry, Ireland.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Superfamily: Edwardsioidea
Family: Edwardsiidae
Andres, 1881
Genera

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Edwardsiidae is a family of sea anemones.[1] Edwardsiids have long thin bodies and live buried in sediments or in holes or crevices in rock.[2]

Genera

The following genera are recognized within the family Edwardsiidae.

  • Drillactis Verrill, 1922
  • Edwardsia Quatrefages, 1842
  • Edwardsianthus England, 1987
  • Edwardsiella Andres, 1883
  • Halcampogeton Carlgren, 1937
  • Isoedwardsia Carlgren, 1900
  • Milne-Edwardsia Carlgren, 1892
  • Nematostella Stephenson, 1935
  • Paraedwardsia Carlgren in Nordgaard, 1905
  • Scolanthus Gosse, 1853
  • Synhalcampella
  • Tempuractis

References

  1. WoRMS (2018). "Edwardsiidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100665. 
  2. Rodríguez, Estefanía; Barbeitos, Marcos S.; Brugler, Mercer R.; Crowley, Louise M.; Grajales, Alejandro; Gusmão, Luciana; Häussermann, Verena; Reft, Abigail et al. (2014). "Hidden among sea anemones: The first comprehensive phylogenetic reconstruction of the order Actiniaria (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia) reveals a novel group of hexacorals". PLOS ONE 9 (5): e96998. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096998. PMID 24806477. Bibcode2014PLoSO...996998R. 

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