''Edwardsia'' is a genus of
sea anemone
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of the family
Edwardsiidae. They have eight
mesenteries
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and live in tubes in the sand. The name, in
Neo-Latin
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, commemorates the French zoologist
Henri Milne-Edwards
Henri Milne-Edwards (23 October 1800 – 29 July 1885) was a 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 Frenchwoman. Hen ...
.
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''
England, 1990
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Edwardsia beautempsii
''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 Neo-Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwa ...
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Quatrefages, 1842
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Edwardsia californica''
(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 Neo-Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fol ...
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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''
(Rathke, 1843)
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Edwardsia collaris''
Stimpson, 1856
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Edwardsia coriacea''
Moseley, 1877
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Edwardsia costata''
Danielssen, 1890
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Edwardsia danica''
Carlgren, 1921
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Edwardsia delapiae''
Carlgren & Stephenson, 1928
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Edwardsia duodecemtentaculata''
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 Neo-Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fol ...
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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 Neo-Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fol ...
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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 Neo-Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fol ...
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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 Neo-Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fol ...
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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''
Carlgren, 1927
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Edwardsia longicornis''
Carlgren, 1921
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Edwardsia mammillata''
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
''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 Neo-Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The genus contains the fol ...
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Williams, 1981
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Edwardsia migottoi''
Gusmão, Brandão & Daly, 2016
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Edwardsia neozelanica''
Farquhar, 1898
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Edwardsia norvegica''
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''
Daly & Ljubenkov, 2008
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Edwardsia perdita''
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''
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''
Verrill, 1864
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Edwardsia tecta''
Haddon, 1889
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Edwardsia timida''
Quatrefages, 1842
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Edwardsia tinctrix''
Annandale, 1915
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Edwardsia tuberculata''
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''
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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