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Burrowing anemone

Edwardsia timida Quatrefages, 1842

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The burrowing anemone (Edwardsia timida) is a species in the family Edwardsiidae, order Actiniaria.

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Quick facts about the burrowing anemone

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the burrowing anemone live?

Not recorded

Is the burrowing anemone endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the burrowing anemone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classAnthozoa
  4. orderActiniaria
  5. familyEdwardsiidae
  6. genusEdwardsia
  7. SpeciesEdwardsia timida Quatrefages, 1842

Synonyms Edwardsia callianthus, Edwardsia harassei, Edwardsia harassi, Edwardsia harassii, Edwardsiella dixoni, Edwardsiella harassii, Edwardsiella timida, Edwardsioides timida, Fagesia dixoni, Milne dixoni, Milne-Edwardsia dixonii

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Timid burrowing anemoneEnglish
  • Anêmona-tímidaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the burrowing anemone

Other species in the same genus Edwardsia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the burrowing anemone?

The burrowing anemone (Edwardsia timida) belongs to the family Edwardsiidae in the order Actiniaria.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Burrowing anemone (Edwardsia timida). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/edwardsia-timida

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BibTeX
@misc{edwardsia_timida_2026,
  title = {Burrowing anemone (Edwardsia timida)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/edwardsia-timida},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}