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Edwardsiidae Andres, 1881 
AphiaID: 100665

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Actiniaria (Order) > Nyantheae (Suborder) > Athenaria (Infraorder)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Athenaria
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; den Hartog, J.H. (2001). Actiniaria, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 106-109 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Genus Drillactis Verrill, 1922
Genus Edwardsia Quatrefages, 1842
Genus Edwardsianthus England, 1987
Genus Edwardsiella
Genus Edwardsioides
Genus Halcampogeton Carlgren, 1937
Genus Isoedwardsia Carlgren, 1900
Genus Metedwardsia
Genus Nematostella Stephenson, 1935
Genus Palombiella
Genus Paraedwardsia Joergensen, 1905
Genus Scolanthus Gosse, 1853
Genus Synhalcampella

Genus Fagesia Delphy, 1938 accepted as Edwardsiella
Genus Halcarnpogeton accepted as Halcampogeton Carlgren, 1937
Environment marine
Distribution Banc d'Arguin [details]
Feedingtypes  omnivore [details]
predator [details]
scavenger [details]
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:100665
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2009-08-10 07:45:48Z  changed  Fautin, Daphne
  
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  Citation: Fautin, D. (2013). Edwardsiidae. In: Fautin, Daphne G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100665 on 2013-05-24
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