Edwardsia sipunculoides, Sipunculid anemone

Edwardsia sipunculoides   (Stimpson, 1853)

Sipunculid anemone
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hexacorallia | Actiniaria | Edwardsiidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile.  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic and Pacific Oceans: China, USA and Canada.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This species burrows in sandy and muddy habitats in shelves. They are carnivorous and prey on sea urchins, gastropods, bivalves, or crustaceans that crawl or swim into their grasp (Ref. 87872). Solitary (Ref. 2377).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Reproduce asexually through longitudinal fission and sexually (protandric hermaphrodites) (Ref. 87872).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko. 2003. (Ref. 1663)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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