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Family: Edwardsiidae



(See list of species below)


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65 species (see list below)
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Drillactis leucomelos
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Drillactis pallida
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Edwardsia allmani
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Edwardsia andresi
[Andre's sea anemone]
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Edwardsia annamensis
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Edwardsia arctica
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Edwardsia arenosa
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Edwardsia athalyei
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Edwardsia beautempsii
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Edwardsia californica
[California burrowing anemone]
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Edwardsia capensis
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Edwardsia claparedii
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Edwardsia clavata
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Edwardsia coriacea
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Edwardsia costata
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Edwardsia danica
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Edwardsia delapiae
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Edwardsia duodecimtentaculata
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Edwardsia elegans
[Elegant burrowing anemone]
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Edwardsia finmarchica
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Edwardsia flaccida
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Edwardsia fusca
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Edwardsia gilbertensis
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Edwardsia goodsiri
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Edwardsia hantuensis
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Edwardsia intermedia
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Edwardsia ivelli
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Edwardsia japonica
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Edwardsia kameruniensis
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Edwardsia leidyi
[Leidys burrowing anemone]
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Edwardsia longicornis
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Edwardsia mammillata
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Edwardsia maroccana
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Edwardsia norvegica
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Edwardsia octoplax
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Edwardsia octoradiata
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Edwardsia rigida
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Edwardsia rubricollum
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Edwardsia sipunculoides
[Sipunculid anemone]
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Edwardsia sulcata
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Edwardsia timida
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Edwardsia tinctrix
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Edwardsia tuberculata
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Edwardsia vegae
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Edwardsia vitrea
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Edwardsia vivipara
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Edwardsianthus pudica
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Edwardsiella andrillae
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Edwardsiella carnea
[]

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris

Western Atlantic

Fagesia lineata (Verrill, 1874)

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Fagesia lineata
[Lined anemone]
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Halcampogeton papillosus
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Isoedwardsia curacaoensis
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Metedwardsia akkeshi
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Nematostella nathorsti
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Nematostella polaris
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Nematostella vectensis
[Starlet anemone]
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Paraedwardsia abyssorum
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Paraedwardsia arenaria
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Paraedwardsia cretata
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Paraedwardsia lemchei
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Paraedwardsia malakhovi
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Paraedwardsia sarsii
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Scolanthus armatus
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Scolanthus callimorphus
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Synhalcampella oustromovi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Drillactis leucomelos 1951
Drillactis pallida Western Atlantic 1864
Edwardsia allmani Western Atlantic 1866
Edwardsia andresi Andre's sea anemone Northeast Atlantic, North 1890
Edwardsia annamensis Northeast Atlantic, North 1943
Edwardsia arctica Arctic Ocean, Northeast A 1921
Edwardsia arenosa Arctic Ocean, Northeast A 1877
Edwardsia athalyei Arctic Ocean, Northeast A 1990
Edwardsia beautempsii Arctic Ocean, Northeast A 1842
Edwardsia californica California burrowing anemone Eastern Pacific 1913
Edwardsia capensis Eastern Pacific 1938
Edwardsia claparedii Northeast Atlantic and th 1881
Edwardsia clavata Northeast Atlantic and th 1843
Edwardsia coriacea Northeast Atlantic and th 1877
Edwardsia costata Northeast Atlantic and th 1890
Edwardsia danica Northeast Atlantic. 1921
Edwardsia delapiae Northeast Atlantic. 1928
Edwardsia duodecimtentaculata Northeast Atlantic. 1931
Edwardsia elegans Elegant burrowing anemone Western Atlantic 1869
Edwardsia finmarchica Western Atlantic 1921
Edwardsia flaccida Western Atlantic 1882
Edwardsia fusca Western Atlantic 1890
Edwardsia gilbertensis Western Central Pacific 1931
Edwardsia goodsiri Western Central Pacific 1866
Edwardsia hantuensis Western Central Pacific 1987
Edwardsia intermedia Antarctic Atlantic, South 1893
Edwardsia ivelli Northeast Atlantic 1975
Edwardsia japonica Northwest Pacific 1931
Edwardsia kameruniensis Northwest Pacific 1927
Edwardsia leidyi Leidys burrowing anemone Western Atlantic 1898
Edwardsia longicornis Northeast Atlantic. 1921
Edwardsia mammillata Western Central Pacific 1916
Edwardsia maroccana Western Central Pacific 1931
Edwardsia norvegica Western Central Pacific 1942
Edwardsia octoplax Western Central Pacific 1889
Edwardsia octoradiata Western Central Pacific 1931
Edwardsia rigida Western Central Pacific 1882
Edwardsia rubricollum Western Central Pacific 1856
Edwardsia sipunculoides Sipunculid anemone Atlantic and Pacific Ocea 1853
Edwardsia sulcata Western Atlantic 1864
Edwardsia timida Northeast Atlantic. 1842
Edwardsia tinctrix Northeast Atlantic. 1915
Edwardsia tuberculata Northeast Atlantic. 1847
Edwardsia vegae Northeast Atlantic. 1921
Edwardsia vitrea Northeast Atlantic. 1890
Edwardsia vivipara Western Indian Ocean 1950
Edwardsianthus pudica Indo-West Pacific. 1877
Edwardsiella andrillae Antarctic Pacific 2013
Edwardsiella carnea Central Arctic. 1856
Fagesia lineata Lined anemone Western Atlantic 1874
Halcampogeton papillosus Western Atlantic 1937
Isoedwardsia curacaoensis Western Atlantic 1924
Metedwardsia akkeshi Western Atlantic 1932
Nematostella nathorsti Western Atlantic 1921
Nematostella polaris Western Atlantic 1921
Nematostella vectensis Starlet anemone Atlantic and Pacific Ocea 1935
Paraedwardsia abyssorum Atlantic and Pacific Ocea 1951
Paraedwardsia arenaria Arctic and Northern Atlan 1905
Paraedwardsia cretata Arctic and Northern Atlan 1856
Paraedwardsia lemchei Western Central Pacific 2 TL 1956
Paraedwardsia malakhovi Western Central Pacific 2021
Paraedwardsia sarsii Northeast Atlantic. 1847
Scolanthus armatus Northeast Atlantic. 1931
Scolanthus callimorphus Atlantic and the Mediterr 1853
Synhalcampella oustromovi Atlantic and the Mediterr 1905



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