Edwardsia rigida [Edwardsia rigida]
Description
Divers may spot this species as a delicate, branching sea anemone relative clinging to hard substrates like rocks or reef ledges. Its tentacles can look like fine, feathery strands, gently waving with the current as it captures food drifting by.
Where To See Edwardsia rigida
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Hexacorallians
Hexacorallia
|
| Order |
Sea Anemones
Actiniaria
|
| Family |
Tube/Coral Anemones (Edwardsiid Anemones)
Edwardsiidae
|
| Genus |
Athenerian Burrowing Anemones
Edwardsia
|
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