Edwardsiella

Other Edwardsiella View in CoL species include:

Edwardsiella carnea (Gosse, 1856) View in CoL isknown from many records from European seas. It typically has fewer tentacles than E. loveni View in CoL , and its retractor muscles on cross sections are much weaker and have fewer muscle processes ( Carlgren, 1921). The colour, with its “deep orange” ( Manuel, 1988: 196) or “scarlet-red” ( Carlgren, 1921: 62) actinopharynx and inner part of the oral disc also may be characteristic.

Edwardsiella ignota ( Carlgren, 1959) View in CoL is known only from original description from Peru ( Carlgren, 1959). Fautin (2016) lists it among valid species but states it is “ nomen dubium according to Williams, 1981 ”, however there is no such statement in the paper of Williams (1981). Original description of E. ignota View in CoL is detailed enough and accompanied by figures; it cannot be regarded as nomen dubium. According to Carlgren (1959) it has 20 or possibly 24 tentacles, i.e. the species has significantly fewer tentacles than all other Edwardsiella species.

Edwardsiella lineata (Verrill, 1873) View in CoL , known only from Atlantic coast of North America, was redescribed by Daly (2002). It typically forms dense compact clusters of many specimens. Tentacles of this species have characteristic white lines running along their oral sides. Daly (2002) found unusual long basitrichs in the filaments of E. lineata View in CoL . We failed to find anything similar in the examined specimens of E. loveni View in CoL .

The status of fifth nominal species included in the genus, E. janthina (Andres, 1881) View in CoL , described from Mediterranean Sea, is not clear. Williams (1981) transferred Edwardsia janthina Andres, 1881 View in CoL to Fagesia View in CoL (junior objective synonym of Edwardsiella View in CoL ). This opinion was based solely on the picture of Andres (1883) where anemone is shown protruding from the hole in rock. Williams (1981) thought it may be synonymous with Edwardsiella carnea View in CoL .