''Edwardsia'' is a genus of
sea anemone
Sea anemones are a group of predation, predatory marine invertebrates of the order (biology), order Actiniaria. Because of their colourful appearance, they are named after the ''Anemone'', a terrestrial flowering plant. Sea anemones are classifi ...
s, the
type of the family
Edwardsiidae. They have eight
mesenteries
In zoology, a mesentery is a membrane inside the body cavity of an animal. The term identifies different structures in different phyla: in vertebrates it is a double fold of the peritoneum enclosing the intestines; in other organisms it forms co ...
and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in
New Latin
New Latin (also called Neo-Latin or Modern Latin) is the revival of Literary Latin used in original, scholarly, and scientific works since about 1500. Modern scholarly and technical nomenclature, such as in zoological and botanical taxonomy ...
, commemorates the French zoologist
Henri Milne-Edwards
Henri Milne-Edwards (23 October 1800 – 29 July 1885) was an eminent French zoologist.
Biography
Henri Milne-Edwards was the 27th child of William Edwards, an English planter and colonel of the militia in Jamaica and Elisabeth Vaux, a Frenchw ...
.
The genus contains the following species:
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Edwardsia allmani''
McIntosh, 1866
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Edwardsia alternobomen''
Izumi & Fujita, 2019
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Edwardsia andresi''
Danielssen, 1890
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Edwardsia annamensis''
Carlgren, 1943
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Edwardsia arctica''
Carlgren, 1921
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Edwardsia arenosa''
Klunzinger, 1877
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Edwardsia athalyei
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fo ...
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England, 1990
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Edwardsia beautempsii
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fo ...
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Quatrefages, 1842
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Edwardsia californica
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the ...
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(McMurrich, 1913)
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Edwardsia capensis
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the ...
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Carlgren, 1938
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Edwardsia carlgreni''
Carlgren, 1921
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Edwardsia claparedii''
(Panceri, 1869)
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Edwardsia clavata
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the ...
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(Rathke, 1843)
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Edwardsia collaris
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the ...
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Stimpson, 1856
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Edwardsia coriacea
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the ...
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Moseley, 1877
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Edwardsia costata
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the ...
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Danielssen, 1890
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Edwardsia danica
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the ...
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Carlgren, 1921
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Edwardsia delapiae
''Edwardsia delapiae'' is a species of sea anemone which is currently only known from its type locality in South-West Ireland.
Description
This species of sea anemone has an elongated column; divided into scapus and scapulus. There are 16 tentacl ...
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Carlgren & Stephenson, 1928
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Edwardsia duodecemtentaculata
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the ...
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Carlgren, 1931
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Edwardsia elegans
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fo ...
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Verrill, 1869
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Edwardsia finmarchica
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fo ...
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Carlgren, 1921
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Edwardsia flaccida
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fo ...
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Marion, 1882
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Edwardsia fusca
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fo ...
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Danielssen, 1890
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Edwardsia goodsiri''
M'Intosh, 1866
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Edwardsia handi''
Daly & Ljubenkov, 2008
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Edwardsia inachi''
Sanamyan, Sanamyan & Schories, 2015
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Edwardsia incerta''
Carlgren, 1921
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Edwardsia isimangaliso''
Daly ''et al.'', 2012
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Edwardsia islandica''
Carlgren, 1921
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Edwardsia ivelli''
Manuel, 1975
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Edwardsia japonica''
Carlgren, 1931
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Edwardsia jonesii''
Seshaiya & Cuttress, 1969
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Edwardsia juliae''
Daly & Ljubenkov, 2008
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Edwardsia kameruniensis
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the ...
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Carlgren, 1927
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Edwardsia longicornis
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fo ...
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Carlgren, 1921
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Edwardsia mammillata
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fo ...
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Bourne, 1916
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Edwardsia maroccana''
Carlgren, 1931
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Edwardsia mcmurrichi''
Daly & Ljubenkov, 2008
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Edwardsia meridionalis''
Williams, 1981
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Edwardsia migottoi
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type genus, type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight Mesentery (zoology), mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwa ...
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Gusmão, Brandão & Daly, 2016
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Edwardsia neozelanica''
Farquhar, 1898
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Edwardsia norvegica
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fo ...
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Carlgren, 1942
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Edwardsia novazelanica''
Farquhar, 1898
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Edwardsia octoplax''
(Sluiter, 1888)
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Edwardsia octoradiata''
Carlgren, 1931
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Edwardsia olguini
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fo ...
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Daly & Ljubenkov, 2008
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Edwardsia perdita
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fo ...
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Williams, 1981
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Edwardsia profunda''
Daly & Ljubenkov, 2008
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Edwardsia rigida''
Marion, 1882
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Edwardsia rubricollum''
Stimpson, 1856
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Edwardsia rugosa
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the ...
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Bourne, 1916
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Edwardsia sanctaehelenae''
Carlgren, 1941
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Edwardsia scabra''
Marion, 1882
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Edwardsia sipunculoides''
(Stimpson, 1853)
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Edwardsia sojabio''
Sanamyan N. & Sanamyan K., 2013
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Edwardsia sulcata
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fo ...
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Verrill, 1864
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Edwardsia tecta
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fo ...
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Haddon, 1889
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Edwardsia timida''
Quatrefages, 1842
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Edwardsia tinctrix''
Annandale, 1915
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Edwardsia tuberculata
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fo ...
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Duben & Koren, 1847
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Edwardsia vegae''
Carlgren, 1921
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Edwardsia vitrea''
(Danielssen, 1890)
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Edwardsia vivipara
''Edwardsia'' is a genus of sea anemones, the type of the family Edwardsiidae. They have eight mesenteries and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the ...
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Carlgren, 1950
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Edwardsia willeyana''
Bourne, 1916
References
Edwardsiidae
Hexacorallia genera
Taxa named by Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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