Edwardsia timida

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Edwardsia timida
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Edwardsiidae
Genus: Edwardsia
Species:
E. timida
Binomial name
Edwardsia timida
Synonyms [1]
List
  • Edwardsia callianthusRawlinson, 1935
  • Edwardsia harasseiQuatrefages, 1842
  • Edwardsia harassiQuatrefages, 1842
  • Edwardsia harassiiQuatrefages, 1842
  • Edwardsiella dixoni
  • Edwardsiella harassiiQuatrefages, 1842
  • Edwardsiella timidaQuatrefages, 1842
  • Edwardsioides timida(Quatrefages, 1842)
  • Fagesia dixoni(Carlgren, 1921)
  • Milne-Edwardsia dixonii(Carlgren, 1921)
  • Milne dixoniCarlgren

Edwardsia timida, also known as the timid burrowing anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Edwardsiidae. [2] [3] [4]

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Description

This species of sea anemone has a maximum diameter of 5 mm (0.20 in) and maximum length of 7 cm (2.8 in); [5] it is similar to Edwardsia claparedii but even more elongate, with a translucent pale orange colour. It has 16–32 tentacles arranged in 3 cycles, with 4 larger tentacles in the primary cycle. [6] Its column is slender, without tubercles. It has cinclides (pores in the body wall for release of water and cnidocytes). [7] [8]

Range

Edwardsia timida is found in the Irish Sea and English Channel. [9] It is one of 943 species listed by Natural England in 2014 as species of principal importance for the conservation of biodiversity in England. [10]

Habitat

Edwardsia timida burrows in sand or gravel from lower shore to shallow sublittoral. [11] [12]

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References

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  7. "cinclides" via The Free Dictionary.
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