Genus Edwardsianthus England, 1987
- Edwardsianthus England, K.W. 1987. Certain Actiniaria (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from the Red Sea and tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 53: 205-292 [206, 218, 224].
Type species:
Edwardsia pudica Klunzinger, 1877 by original designation.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Diagnosis
Body divisible into physa, scapus, scapulus and capitulum; physa short, without nemathybomes or cuticle. Scapus long with nemathybomes sunk into mesoglea; cuticle present. Nemathybomes having only one type of nematocysts, basitrichs. Tentacles usually 20. Siphonoglyph weak, ventral. Eight perfect mesenteries (macrocnemes) and six pairs of imperfect mesenteries (microcnemes), minute and restricted to distal part of column. Imperfect mesenteries never paired with perfect mesenteries. Gonads, filaments, and parietal and retractor muscles on macrocnemes only. Parietals well developed; retractors strong-diffuse to restricted-reniform. Cnidome: spirocysts, basitrichs, microbasic amastigophores.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | NYNANTHEAE Carlgren, 1899 | 13-Aug-2013 | MOVED | Dr Bronwen Scott |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 01-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 09-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 13-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |