Edwardsiidae
| Edwardsiidae | |
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| The sea anemone Edwardsia claparedii at Valentia Island, County Kerry, Ireland. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Superfamily: | Edwardsioidea
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| Family: | Edwardsiidae Andres, 1881 |
| Genera | |
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Edwardsiidae is a
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.
- Drillactis Verrill, 1922
- Edwardsia 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
- ^ WoRMS (2018). "Edwardsiidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- PMID 24806477.