| Edwardsia delapiae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Family: | Edwardsiidae |
| Genus: | Edwardsia |
| Species: | E. delapiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Edwardsia delapiae Carlgren & Stephenson, 1928 [1] | |
Edwardsia delapiae is a species of sea anemone which is currently only known from its type locality in South-West Ireland. [1]
This species of sea anemone has an elongated column; divided into scapus and scapulus. There are 16 tentacles arranged in two equal cycles of 8. The tentacles are transparent, with a white ring at the base and sometimes a little white coloration near the tip. Column up to 80 mm in length when fully extended, span of tentacles to 40 mm. [2]
This sea anemone is currently only known from Valentia Harbour, County Kerry, Ireland.
Edwardsia delapiae lives buried in mud and extends its tentacles across the surface of the substrate.
This species was named after its discoverer, Maude Delap.
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Maude Jane Delap was a self-taught marine biologist, known for being the first person to breed jellyfish in captivity, and thus observed their full life cycle for the first time. She was also involved in extensive study of plankton from the coasts of Valentia Island.
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