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 New Latin, commemorates the French zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards.
The Velatida are an order of sea stars containing about 200 species in five families. These sea stars normally have thick bodies with large discs.
Bathycrinidae is a family of echinoderms in the class Crinoidea. It contains the following genera and species:
Golfingiidae is a family of peanut worms.
Golfingiida, also known as the Golfingiiformes, is an order of peanut worms. The tentacles form a circle around the mouth, while those of the sister taxon, Phascolosomatidea, are only found above the mouth. Most species burrow in the substrate but some live in the empty shells of gastropods. It is an order of the class Sipuncula, and contains the following families:
Phascolionidae is a family of peanut worms.
Anamenia is a genus of cavibelonian solenogaster, a kind of shell-less, worm-like mollusk.
Simrothiella is a genus of solenogasters, shell-less, worm-like, marine mollusks.
Peachia is a genus of sea anemone in the family Haloclavidae. Members of this genus typically burrow into soft substrates. The only part of the animal that is normally visible is the oral disc and tentacles which lie flat on the sand in a star shape. The type species is Peachia cylindrica.
Nephtheidae is a family of soft corals in the phylum Cnidaria. Members of this family are known as carnation corals, tree corals or colt soft corals. They are very attractive and show a wide range of rich and pastel colours including reds, pinks, yellows and purples. They are popular with reef aquarium hobbyists.
Solaster is a genus of sea stars in the family Solasteridae.
Onchnesoma is one of the two genera that constitute the family Phascolionidae of Phylum Sipuncula, described by Koren and Danielssen established in 1873 as the type species to Onchnesoma steenstrupii.
Pennella balaenopterae is a large ectoparasitic copepod specialising in parasitising marine mammals. It is the largest member of the genus Pennella, the other species of which are parasites of larger marine fish.
Poraniidae is a family of starfishes in the order Valvatida.
Anthomastus is a genus of soft corals in the family Alcyoniidae.
Elpidiidae is a family of deep-sea sea cucumbers.
Sagartiogeton is a genus of sea anemones in the family Sagartiidae.
Sympodium is a genus of soft corals in the family Xeniidae.
Bathycrinus is a genus of crinoids.
Bonelliidae is a family of marine worms noted for being sexually dimorphic, with males being tiny in comparison with the females. They occupy burrows in the seabed in many parts of the world's oceans, often at great depths.
