Edwardsiella (sea anemone)

Edwardsiella
Edwardsiella andrillae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Cnidaria
Class:Anthozoa
Order:Actiniaria
Family:Edwardsiidae
Genus:Edwardsiella
Andres, 1883 [1]
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Fagesia Delphy, 1938
  • Favesia

Edwardsiella is a genus of sea anemones in the family Edwardsiidae. It is named in honour of Henri Milne-Edwards, an eminent French zoologist.

Species

The following species are listed by the World Register of Marine Species :[1]

  • Edwardsiella andrillae (Daly, Rack & Zook, 2013)
  • Edwardsiella carnea (Gosse, 1856)
  • Edwardsiella ignota (Carlgren, 1959)
  • Edwardsiella janthina (Andrès, 1881)
  • Edwardsiella lineata (Verrill in Baird, 1873)
  • Edwardsiella loveni (Carlgren, 1892)

References

  1. 1 2 Fautin, Daphne (2015). "Edwardsiella Andres, 1883". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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