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Edwardsia Quatrefages, 1842

100730  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:100730)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Actiniaria (Order)
  7. Anenthemonae (Suborder)
  8. Edwardsioidea (Superfamily)
  9. Edwardsiidae (Family)
  10. Edwardsia (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Edwardisa · unaccepted
Edwardsa · unaccepted
Edwardsioides · unaccepted
Edwarsia · unaccepted

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  1. Species Edwardsia allmanni McIntosh, 1865
  2. Species Edwardsia andresi Danielssen, 1890
  3. Species Edwardsia annamensis Carlgren, 1943
  4. Species Edwardsia arctica Carlgren, 1921
  5. Species Edwardsia arenosa Klunzinger, 1877
  6. Species Edwardsia athalyei England, 1990
  7. Species Edwardsia beautempsii Quatrefages, 1842
  8. Species Edwardsia californica (McMurrich, 1913)
  9. Species Edwardsia capensis Carlgren, 1938
  10. Species Edwardsia carlgreni Williams, 1981
  11. Species Edwardsia claparedii (Panceri, 1869)
  12. Species Edwardsia clavata (Rathke, 1843)
  13. Species Edwardsia collaris Stimpson, 1856
  14. Species Edwardsia coriacea Moseley, 1877
  15. Species Edwardsia costata Danielssen, 1890
  16. Species Edwardsia danica Carlgren, 1921
  17. Species Edwardsia delapiae Carlgren & Stephenson, 1928
  18. Species Edwardsia duodecemtentaculata Carlgren, 1931
  19. Species Edwardsia elegans Verrill, 1869
  20. Species Edwardsia finmarchica Carlgren, 1921
  21. Species Edwardsia flaccida Marion, 1906
  22. Species Edwardsia fusca Danielssen, 1890
  23. Species Edwardsia goodsiri M'Intosh, 1866
  24. Species Edwardsia handi Daly & Ljubenkov, 2008
  25. Species Edwardsia inachi Sanamyan, Sanamyan & Schories, 2015
  26. Species Edwardsia incerta Carlgren, 1921
  27. Species Edwardsia isimangaliso Daly, Perissinotto, Laird, Dyer & Todaro, 2012
  28. Species Edwardsia islandica Carlgren, 1921
  29. Species Edwardsia ivelli Manuel, 1975
  30. Species Edwardsia japonica Carlgren, 1931
  31. Species Edwardsia jonesii Seshaiya & Cuttress, 1969
  32. Species Edwardsia juliae Daly & Ljubenkov, 2008
  33. Species Edwardsia kameruniensis Carlgren, 1927
  34. Species Edwardsia longicornis Carlgren, 1921
  35. Species Edwardsia mammillata Bourne, 1916
  36. Species Edwardsia maroccana Carlgren, 1931
  37. Species Edwardsia mcmurrichi Daly & Ljubenkov, 2008
  38. Species Edwardsia meridionalis Williams, 1981
  39. Species Edwardsia migottoi Gusmão, Brandão & Daly, 2016
  40. Species Edwardsia neozelanica Farquhar, 1898
  41. Species Edwardsia norvegica Carlgren, 1942
  42. Species Edwardsia novazelanica Farquhar, 1898
  43. Species Edwardsia octoplax (Sluiter, 1888)
  44. Species Edwardsia octoradiata Carlgren, 1931
  45. Species Edwardsia olguini Daly & Ljubenkov, 2008
  46. Species Edwardsia perdita Williams, 1981
  47. Species Edwardsia profunda Daly & Ljubenkov, 2008
  48. Species Edwardsia rigida Marion, 1906
  49. Species Edwardsia rubricollum Stimpson, 1856
  50. Species Edwardsia rugosa Bourne, 1916
  51. Species Edwardsia sanctaehelenae Carlgren, 1941
  52. Species Edwardsia scabra Marion, 1906
  53. Species Edwardsia sipunculoides (Stimpson, 1853)
  54. Species Edwardsia sojabio Sanamyan N. & Sanamyan K., 2013
  55. Species Edwardsia sulcata Verrill, 1864
  56. Species Edwardsia tecta Haddon, 1889
  57. Species Edwardsia timida Quatrefages, 1842
  58. Species Edwardsia tinctrix Annandale, 1915
  59. Species Edwardsia tuberculata Dueben & Koren, 1847
  60. Species Edwardsia vegae Carlgren, 1921
  61. Species Edwardsia vitrea (Danielssen, 1890)
  62. Species Edwardsia vivipara Carlgren, 1950
  63. Species Edwardsia willeyana Bourne, 1916
  64. Species Edwardsia 12-tentaculata Carlgren, 1931 accepted as Edwardsia duodecemtentaculata Carlgren, 1931
  65. Species Edwardsia 8-radiata Carlgren, 1931 accepted as Edwardsia octoradiata Carlgren, 1931
  66. Species Edwardsia adenensis Faurot, 1895 accepted as Edwardsianthus pudicus (Klunzinger, 1877)
  67. Species Edwardsia allmani McIntosh, 1866 accepted as Edwardsia allmanni McIntosh, 1865
  68. Species Edwardsia armata Carlgren, 1931 accepted as Scolanthus armatus (Carlgren, 1931) (original binomen)
  69. Species Edwardsia beautempsi Quatrefages, 1842 accepted as Edwardsia beautempsii Quatrefages, 1842 (spelling variation)
  70. Species Edwardsia beautempsis accepted as Edwardsia beautempsii Quatrefages, 1842
  71. Species Edwardsia bocki Carlgren, 1931 accepted as Edwardsianthus pudicus (Klunzinger, 1877)
  72. Species Edwardsia brevicornis Stimpson, 1856 accepted as Haloclava brevicornis (Stimpson, 1856) (original binomen)
  73. Species Edwardsia callianthus Rawlinson, 1935 accepted as Edwardsia timida Quatrefages, 1842 (synonym)
  74. Species Edwardsia callimorpha (Gosse, 1853) accepted as Scolanthus callimorphus Gosse, 1853 (synonym)
  75. Species Edwardsia carnea Gosse, 1856 accepted as Edwardsiella carnea (Gosse, 1856)
  76. Species Edwardsia carneola Verrill, 1928 accepted as Telmatactis humilis (Verrill, 1928)
  77. Species Edwardsia claparedeii accepted as Edwardsia claparedii (Panceri, 1869)
  78. Species Edwardsia claparedi (Panceri, 1869) accepted as Edwardsia claparedii (Panceri, 1869)
  79. Species Edwardsia claparèdii accepted as Edwardsia claparedii (Panceri, 1869)
  80. Species Edwardsia claperedii accepted as Edwardsia claparedii (Panceri, 1869)
  81. Species Edwardsia clavata Stimpson, 1856 accepted as Telmatactis clavata (Stimpson, 1856)
  82. Species Edwardsia cretata Stimpson, 1856 accepted as Paraedwardsia cretata (Stimpson, 1856) (original binomen)
  83. Species Edwardsia delapii accepted as Edwardsia delapiae Carlgren & Stephenson, 1928
  84. Species Edwardsia duodecententaculata accepted as Edwardsia duodecemtentaculata Carlgren, 1931
  85. Species Edwardsia duodecimcirrata Sars, 1851 accepted as Halcampa duodecimcirrata (Sars, 1851) (original binomen)
  86. Species Edwardsia duodecimtentaculata Carlgren, 1931 accepted as Edwardsia duodecemtentaculata Carlgren, 1931
  87. Species Edwardsia farinacea Verrill, 1869 accepted as Halcampa duodecimcirrata (Sars, 1851)
  88. Species Edwardsia finmarchicus Carlgren, 1921 accepted as Edwardsia finmarchica Carlgren, 1921
  89. Species Edwardsia fischeri Chevreux & de Guerne, 1889 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, name unavailable according to ICZN Article 11.1: no description published, so a nomen nudum (Williams, 1981).)
  90. Species Edwardsia gilbertensis Carlgren, 1931 accepted as Edwardsianthus gilbertensis (Carlgren, 1931) (original binomen)
  91. Species Edwardsia grubii Andres, 1883 accepted as Edwardsia claparedii (Panceri, 1869)
  92. Species Edwardsia hantuensis England, 1987 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, name unavailable according to ICZN Article 15.1: name proposed conditionally after 1960)
  93. Species Edwardsia harassei accepted as Edwardsia timida Quatrefages, 1842 (Synonym)
  94. Species Edwardsia harassi Quatrefages, 1842 accepted as Edwardsia timida Quatrefages, 1842
  95. Species Edwardsia harassii accepted as Edwardsia timida Quatrefages, 1842
  96. Species Edwardsia horstii Pax, 1924 accepted as Scolanthus curacaoensis (Pax, 1924)
  97. Species Edwardsia ignota Stuckey, 1909 accepted as Edwardsia neozelanica Farquhar, 1898
  98. Species Edwardsia intermedia McMurrich, 1893 accepted as Scolanthus intermedius (McMurrich, 1893)
  99. Species Edwardsia janthina Andres, 1881 accepted as Edwardsiella janthina (Andrès, 1881)
  100. Species Edwardsia japoniea accepted as Edwardsia japonica Carlgren, 1931
  101. Species Edwardsia jonesi Seshaiya & Cuttress, 1969 accepted as Edwardsia jonesii Seshaiya & Cuttress, 1969
  102. Species Edwardsia kamerunensis accepted as Edwardsia kameruniensis Carlgren, 1927
  103. Species Edwardsia kerguelensis Studer, 1879 accepted as Halianthella kerguelensis (Studer, 1879) (original binomen)
  104. Species Edwardsia leidyi Verrill, 1898 accepted as Edwardsiella lineata (Verrill in Baird, 1873)
  105. Species Edwardsia leucomelos Parry, 1951 accepted as Drillactis leucomelos (Parry, 1951)
  106. Species Edwardsia lineata (Verrill in Baird, 1873) accepted as Edwardsiella lineata (Verrill in Baird, 1873)
  107. Species Edwardsia longicorais accepted as Edwardsia longicornis Carlgren, 1921
  108. Species Edwardsia lucifuga Fischer, 1888 accepted as Scolanthus callimorphus Gosse, 1853
  109. Species Edwardsia lütkeni Andres, 1883 accepted as Halcampa duodecimcirrata (Sars, 1851)
  110. Species Edwardsia lütkenii Andres, 1883 accepted as Halcampa duodecimcirrata (Sars, 1851)
  111. Species Edwardsia mamillata accepted as Edwardsia mammillata Bourne, 1916
  112. Species Edwardsia microps Gosse accepted as Edwardsiella carnea (Gosse, 1856)
  113. Species Edwardsia neozealanica accepted as Edwardsia neozelanica Farquhar, 1898
  114. Species Edwardsia octodecimcirrata (Sars) accepted as Halcampa duodecimcirrata (Sars, 1851)
  115. Species Edwardsia pallida Verrill, 1880 accepted as Drillactis pallida (Verrill, 1880) (original binomen)
  116. Species Edwardsia pallida Carlgren, 1921 accepted as Edwardsia carlgreni Williams, 1981
  117. Species Edwardsia pudica Klunzinger, 1877 accepted as Edwardsianthus pudicus (Klunzinger, 1877)
  118. Species Edwardsia rakaiyae Bourne, 1916 accepted as Edwardsianthus pudicus (Klunzinger, 1877)
  119. Species Edwardsia rekaiyae Bourne, 1916 accepted as Edwardsianthus pudicus (Klunzinger, 1877) (synonym)
  120. Species Edwardsia sanctae helenae accepted as Edwardsia sanctaehelenae Carlgren, 1941
  121. Species Edwardsia sanctahelanae accepted as Edwardsia sanctaehelenae Carlgren, 1941
  122. Species Edwardsia sanctahelenae accepted as Edwardsia sanctaehelenae Carlgren, 1941
  123. Species Edwardsia sarsii Dueben & Koren, 1847 accepted as Paraedwardsia sarsii (Dueben & Koren, 1847) (original binomen)
  124. Species Edwardsia sipuncoloides accepted as Edwardsia sipunculoides (Stimpson, 1853)
  125. Species Edwardsia stephensoni Carlgren, 1950 accepted as Edwardsianthus pudicus (Klunzinger, 1877)
  126. Species Edwardsia tintrix accepted as Edwardsia tinctrix Annandale, 1915
  127. Species Edwardsia tricolor Farquhar, 1898 accepted as Edwardsia neozelanica Farquhar, 1898
  128. Species Edwardsia vermiformis Bourne, 1916 accepted as Edwardsianthus pudicus (Klunzinger, 1877)
  129. Species Edwardsia vestita Forbes, 1843 accepted as Pachycerianthus solitarius (Rapp, 1829)
  130. Species Edwardsia arenaria (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  131. Species Edwardsia chrysanthellum (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  132. Species Edwardsia lutkenii (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  133. Species Edwardsia sphaeroides (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  134. Species Edwardsia zonesi (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Quatrefages, A. (1842). Mémoire sur les Edwardsies (Edwardsia nob.) nouveau genre de la famille des actinies. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles.</em> 18: 65-109.
page(s): 68 [details] OpenAccess publication
Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2025). World List of Actiniaria. Edwardsia Quatrefages, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100730 on 2025-07-11
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Nomenclature

original description Quatrefages, A. (1842). Mémoire sur les Edwardsies (Edwardsia nob.) nouveau genre de la famille des actinies. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles.</em> 18: 65-109.
page(s): 68 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Edwardsioides) Danielssen D.C. (1890). Actinida. <em>In: Den Norske Nordhavs-Expedition 1876–1878. Zoologi. Grøndahl & Søns, Christiania.</em>
page(s): 100-105 [details] 

original description (of Diphtera Sluiter, 1888) Sluiter, C. Ph. (1889). Über zwei merkwürdige Gephyreen aus der Bai von Batavia. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> 48: 233–248, plates I–III., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40062822
page(s): 233 [details] 

basis of record van der Land, J.; den Hartog, J.H. (2001). Actiniaria, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 106-109 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Dawson EW. (1992). The Coelenterata of the New Zealand region: a handlist for curators, students and ecologists. <em>Occasional papers of the Hutton Foundation, New Zealand.</em> 1: 1-68.
page(s): 40 [details] 

additional source Hartlaub C. (1894). Die Coelenteraten Helgolands. Vorläufiger Bericht. <em>Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen n. ser.</em> 1(1): 161-206., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15339477
page(s): 201, 203 [details] 

additional source Verrill, A. E. (1872-1874). Results of recent dredging expeditions on the coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> ser. 3, 5: 1-16 [issue for January 1873; separate copies distributed 13 Dec. 1872]; 5: 98-106 [Feb. 1873]; 6: 435-441 [Dec. 1873]; 7: 38-46 [Jan. 1874]; 7: 131-138 [Feb. 1874]; 7: 405-414, pls 4-5 [April 1874]; 7: 498-505, pls 6-8 [May 1874]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36820545
page(s): 504 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Cutress, C. E. 1971. Corallimorpharia, Actiniaria and Zoanthidea. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, 32: 89–93
page(s): 144 [details] 

additional source Gravier, C. (1918). Note preliminaire sur les Hexactiniaires recueillis au cours des croisieres de la Princesse-Alice et de l'Hirondelle de 1888 a 1913 inclusivement. <i>Bull. Inst. Oceanogr., Monaco</i>. 346:1-24.
page(s): 1 [details] 

additional source Verrill, A. E. (1871). On the distribution of marine animals on the southern coast of New England. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> (3)2: 357-362.
page(s): 362 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Harms, J. (1993). Check list of species (algae, invertebrates and vertebrates) found in the vicinity of the island of Helgoland (North Sea, German Bight) - a review of recent records. <em>Helgolaender Meeresuntersuchungen.</em> 47(1): 1-34., available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02366182
page(s): 16 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Field, L. R. (1949). Sea Anemones and Corals of Beaufort, North Carolina. Duke University Press. Durham., pp. 39.
page(s): 6, 8 [details] 

additional source Gravier, C. (1922). Hexactinidés provenant des campagnes des yachts Hirondelle I et II et Princesse-Alice I et II (1888-1913). Imprimerie de Monaco. Monaco., volume 63, pp. 104
page(s): 15, 94-95 [details] 

additional source Mark, E. L. (1884). Selections from embryological monographs. III. Polyps. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 9(3): 5-52
page(s): 43-45 [details] 

additional source Jensen, L. D. (1974). Environmental responses to thermal discharges from the Indian River Station, Indian River, Delaware. Electric Power Research Institute. Palo Alto., pp. 205.
page(s): 112 [details] 

additional source Lütken, C. (1875). A revised catalogue of the Anthozoa and Calycozoa of Greenland. Authority of the Lords and Commissioners of the Admirality. London., chapter XX, pp. 186-187
page(s): 186 [details] 

additional source Schmidt, H. (1974). On evolution in the Anthozoa. Proceedings of the Second International Coral Reef Symposium, 1, 533-560
page(s): 537 [details] 

additional source Kumar, R. S. (2001). Ecological distribution and population structure of mud dwelling Edwardsia (Cnidaria: Actinaria) in a mangrove habitat of Cochin area, Kerala. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 98(2): 308-311
page(s): 308-310 [details] 

additional source Reitzel, A. M.; Burton, P. M.; Krone, C.; Finnerty, J. R. (2007). Comparison of developmental trajectories in the starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis: embryogenesis, regeneration, and two forms of asexual fission. Invertebrate Biology, 126(2): 99-112
page(s): 109 [details] 

additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 

 
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