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Family: Edwardsiidae (See list of species below)

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28 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Drillactis pallida []	No picture found Edwardsia andresi [Andre's sea anemone]	No picture found Edwardsia arctica []
No picture found Edwardsia californica [California burrowing anemone]	No picture found Edwardsia claparedii []	No picture found Edwardsia danica []
No picture found Edwardsia delapiae []	No picture found Edwardsia elegans [Elegant burrowing anemone]	No picture found Edwardsia gilbertensis []
No picture found Edwardsia intermedia []	No picture found Edwardsia ivelli []	No picture found Edwardsia japonica []
No picture found Edwardsia leidyi [Leidys burrowing anemone]	No picture found Edwardsia longicornis []	No picture found Edwardsia mammillata []
No picture found Edwardsia sipunculoides [Sipunculid anemone]	No picture found Edwardsia sulcata []	No picture found Edwardsia timida []
No picture found Edwardsia tuberculata []	No picture found Edwardsianthus pudica []	No picture found Edwardsiella andrillae []
No picture found Edwardsiella carnea []	Fagesia lineata [Lined anemone]	No picture found Nematostella vectensis [Starlet anemone]
No picture found Paraedwardsia arenaria []	No picture found Paraedwardsia lemchei []	No picture found Paraedwardsia sarsii []
No picture found Scolanthus callimorphus []

28 Species of Family Edwardsiidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Drillactis pallida		Western Atlantic
Edwardsia andresi	Andre's sea anemone	Northeast Atlantic, North
Edwardsia arctica		Arctic Ocean, Northeast A
Edwardsia californica	California burrowing anemone	Eastern Pacific
Edwardsia claparedii		Northeast Atlantic and th
Edwardsia danica		Northeast Atlantic.
Edwardsia delapiae		Northeast Atlantic.
Edwardsia elegans	Elegant burrowing anemone	Western Atlantic
Edwardsia gilbertensis		Western Central Pacific
Edwardsia intermedia		Antarctic Atlantic, South
Edwardsia ivelli		Northwest Atlantic
Edwardsia japonica		Northwest Pacific
Edwardsia leidyi	Leidys burrowing anemone	Western Atlantic
Edwardsia longicornis		Northeast Atlantic.
Edwardsia mammillata		Western Central Pacific
Edwardsia sipunculoides	Sipunculid anemone	Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Edwardsia sulcata		Western Atlantic
Edwardsia timida		Northeast Atlantic.
Edwardsia tuberculata		Northeast Atlantic.
Edwardsianthus pudica		Indo-West Pacific.
Edwardsiella andrillae		Antarctic Pacific
Edwardsiella carnea		Central Arctic.
Fagesia lineata	Lined anemone	Western Atlantic
Nematostella vectensis	Starlet anemone	Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Paraedwardsia arenaria		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Paraedwardsia lemchei		Western Central Pacific	2 TL
Paraedwardsia sarsii		Northeast Atlantic.
Scolanthus callimorphus		Atlantic and the Mediterr

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