Edwardsia delapiae
| Edwardsia delapiae | |
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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. delapiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Edwardsia delapiae Carlgren & Stephenson, 1928[1]
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Edwardsia delapiae is a species of sea anemone which is currently only known from its type locality in South-West Ireland.[1]
Description[edit]
This species of sea anemone has an elongated column; divided into scapus and scapulus. There are 16 tentacles arranged in two equal cycles of 8. The tentacles are transparent, with a white ring at the base and sometimes a little white coloration near the tip. Column up to 80 mm in length when fully extended, span of tentacles to 40 mm.[2]
Range[edit]
This sea anemone is currently only known from Valentia Harbour, County Kerry, Ireland.
Habitat[edit]
Edwardsia delapiae lives buried in mud and extends its tentacles across the surface of the substrate.
Etymology[edit]
This species was named after its discoverer, Maude Delap.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Carlgren, O. & Stephenson, T.A., 1928. The British Edwardsidae. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 15(1): 1-31.
- ^ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2016). Edwardsia delapiae Carlgren & Stephenson, 1928. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland, accessed on 2020-09-16.
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