Species Edwardsia meridionalis Williams, 1981
- Edwardsia meridionalis Williams, R.B. 1981. A sea anemone, Edwardsia meridionalis sp. nov., from Antarctica and a preliminary revision of the genus Edwardsia De Quatrefages, 1841 (Coelenterata: Actiniaria). Records of the Australian Museum 33(6): 325-360 [329-339 figs 2-9].
Type data:
Holotype AM G15050, Antarctica, McMurdo Sound, Ross Island, Cape Bird, 65 m [77°13'S, 166°25'E].
Distribution
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Diagnosis
Typically with 16 white-tipped tentacles in two cycles each of eight, the inner longer than the outer; 8 macrocnemes and 8 microcnemes. Nemathybomes not visible to the naked eye, concentrated in a band along the centre of each marcocoel, containing microbasic b-mastigophores. Physa imperforate.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | NYNANTHEAE Carlgren, 1899 | 13-Aug-2013 | MOVED | Dr Bronwen Scott |
| 23-Feb-2011 | ADDED |