Edwardsia timida, also known as the timid burrowing anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Edwardsiidae.[2][3][4]
| Edwardsia timida | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Family: | Edwardsiidae |
| Genus: | Edwardsia |
| Species: | E. timida
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| Binomial name | |
| Edwardsia timida de Quatrefages, 1842
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Description
editThis 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
editEdwardsia 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
editEdwardsia timida burrows in sand or gravel from lower shore to shallow sublittoral.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Edwardsia timida Quatrefages, 1842". www.marinespecies.org.
- ^ Haddon, Alfred Cort (November 11, 1889). "A Revision of the British Actiniae" – via Google Books.
- ^ Wood, Chris (July 26, 2013). Sea Anemones and Corals of Britain and Ireland. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780957394636 – via Google Books.
- ^ Eleftheriou, Anastasios (April 5, 2013). Methods for the Study of Marine Benthos. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118542378 – via Google Books.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Edwardsia timida Quatrefages, 1842". www.marinespecies.org.
- ^ "Edwardsia timida - Marine Life Encyclopedia". www.habitas.org.uk.
- ^ "cinclides" – via The Free Dictionary.
- ^ "MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network - Timid burrowing anemone (Edwardsia timida)". www.marlin.ac.uk.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Edwardsia timida Quatrefages, 1842". www.marinespecies.org.
- ^ "Section 41 Species - Priority Actions Needed (B2020-008)". publications.naturalengland.org.uk. Natural England. October 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network - Timid burrowing anemone (Edwardsia timida)". www.marlin.ac.uk.
- ^ Wood, Chris (July 26, 2013). Sea Anemones and Corals of Britain and Ireland. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780957394636 – via Google Books.
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