Edwardsia claparedii

Edwardsia claparedii
	Near Valentia Island, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Actiniaria
Family:	Edwardsiidae
Genus:	Edwardsia
Species:	E. claparedii
Binomial name
	Edwardsia claparedii; (Panceri, 1869)
Synonyms
	List Edwardsia claparedeii; Edwardsia claparedi (Panceri, 1869); Edwardsia claparèdii; Edwardsia claperedii; Edwardsia grubii Andres, 1883; Halcampa claparedii Panceri, 1869; Urophysalus grubii Costa, 1869;

Edwardsia claparedii is a species of sea anemone in the family Edwardsiidae.^[1]

Distribution

Found frequently in depths of 5–30 m on all western coasts of British Isles and Atlantic coasts of southern Europe to the Mediterranean Sea.^[2]

Burrows in mud or muddy sand.

^ WoRMS (2018). Edwardsia claparedii (Panceri, 1869). In: Fautin, Daphne G. 2011. Hexacorallians of the World. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-08-29
^ Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. Edwardsia claparedii (Panceri, 1869) [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.

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