Edwardsiidae is a
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of
sea anemones
Sea anemones ( ) are a group of predatory marine invertebrates constituting the order Actiniaria. Because of their colourful appearance, they are named after the '' Anemone'', a terrestrial flowering plant. Sea anemones are classified in the p ...
.
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.
* ''
Drillactis''
Verrill, 1922
* ''
Edwardsia
''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 ...
''
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
Actiniaria
Cnidarian families
Taxa named by Angelo Andres
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