Edwardsia timida
Species of sea anemone
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Family: | Edwardsiidae |
| Genus: | Edwardsia |
| Species: | E. timida |
| Binomial name | |
| Edwardsia timida de Quatrefages, 1842 | |
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Description
This 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]
Distribution and habitat
Edwardsia 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]
Edwardsia timida burrows in sand or gravel from lower shore to shallow sublittoral.[11][12]
