Burrowing Sea Anemone

Edwardsianthus pudicus

Edwardsianthus pudicus is a sea anemone species from the Edwardsiidae family. The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1877 by Klunzinger.
Edwardsianthus pudicus Rojos I, Lembeh. Tentative ID base on similarity to spottings shown in Diverosa: https://www.diverosa.com/categories/Anemones.htm Burrowing Sea Anemone,Edwardsianthus pudicus,Geotagged,Indonesia,Spring

Appearance

Edwardsiids have long thin bodies and live buried in sediments or in holes or crevices in rock.

Naming

Parent
Edwardsianthus England, 1987
Orig. name
Edwardsia pudica Klunzinger, 1877
Synonymised names
Edwardsia adenensis Faurot, 1895
Edwardsia bocki Carlgren, 1931
Edwardsia pudica Klunzinger, 1877
Edwardsia rakaiyae Bourne, 1916
Edwardsia rekaiyae Bourne, 1916 (synonym)
Edwardsia stephensoni Carlgren, 1950
Edwardsia vermiformis Bourne, 1916
Edwardsianthus pudica (Klunzinger, 1877)
Edwardsianthus pudicua (Klunzinger, 1877)
Edwardsiella pudica (Klunzinger, 1877)

References:

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http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592989
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwardsianthus_pudicus
https://www.diverosa.com/categories/Anemones.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwardsiidae
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionCnidaria
ClassAnthozoa
OrderActiniaria
FamilyEdwardsiidae
GenusEdwardsianthus
SpeciesEdwardsianthus pudicus
Photographed in
Indonesia