Edwardsia claparedii

Edwardsia claparedii is a species of sea anemone in the family Edwardsiidae.[1]

Edwardsia claparedii
Near Valentia Island, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Edwardsiidae
Genus: Edwardsia
Species:
E. claparedii
Binomial name
Edwardsia claparedii
(Panceri, 1869)
Synonyms
List
  • Edwardsia claparedeii
  • Edwardsia claparedi (Panceri, 1869)
  • Edwardsia claparèdii
  • Edwardsia claperedii
  • Edwardsia grubii Andres, 1883
  • Halcampa claparedii Panceri, 1869
  • Urophysalus grubii Costa, 1869

Distribution

Found frequently in depths of 5–30 m on all western coasts of British Isles and Atlantic coasts of southern Europe to the Mediterranean Sea.[2]

Habitat

Burrows in mud or muddy sand.

References
  1. WoRMS (2018). Edwardsia claparedii (Panceri, 1869). In: Fautin, Daphne G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-08-29
  2. Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. Edwardsia claparedii (Panceri, 1869) [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.


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