Edwardsiidae is a
family
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of
sea anemones
Sea anemones are a group of predatory marine invertebrates of the order Actiniaria. Because of their colourful appearance, they are named after the ''Anemone'', a terrestrial flowering plant. Sea anemones are classified in the phylum Cnidaria, ...
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Edwardsiids have long thin bodies and live buried in sediments or in holes or crevices in rock.
Genera
The following genera are recognized within the family Edwardsiidae.
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Drillactis''
Verrill, 1922
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Edwardsia
''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
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Quatrefages, 1842
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Edwardsianthus''
England, 1987
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Edwardsiella''
Andres, 1883
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Halcampogeton''
Carlgren, 1937
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Isoedwardsia''
Carlgren, 1900
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Milne-Edwardsia''
Carlgren, 1892
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Nematostella''
Stephenson, 1935
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Paraedwardsia''
Carlgren in Nordgaard, 1905
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Scolanthus''
Gosse, 1853
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Synhalcampella''
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Tempuractis''
References
Actiniaria
Cnidarian families
Taxa named by Angelo Andres
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