Edwardsiidae
| Edwardsiidae | |
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| The sea anemone Edwardsia claparedii, Valentia Island, Co. Kerry, Ireland. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Superfamily: | Edwardsioidea |
| Family: | Edwardsiidae Andres, 1881 |
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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.
- Verrill, 1922
- Edwardsia Quatrefages, 1842
- England, 1987
- Edwardsiella Andres, 1883
- Carlgren, 1937
- Carlgren, 1900
- Milne-Edwardsia Carlgren, 1892
- Nematostella Stephenson, 1935
- Carlgren in Nordgaard, 1905
- Gosse, 1853
References[]
- ^ WoRMS (2018). "Edwardsiidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ Rodríguez, Estefanía; Barbeitos, Marcos S.; Brugler, Mercer R.; Crowley, Louise M.; Grajales, Alejandro; Gusmão, Luciana; Häussermann, Verena; Reft, Abigail; Daly, Marymegan; Colgan, Donald James (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. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...996998R. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096998. PMC 4013120. PMID 24806477.
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