Edwardsianthus pudicus (Klunzinger, 1877)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Edwardsianthus pudicus (Klunzinger, 1877)
- Name authority
- (Klunzinger, 1877)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Actiniaria
- Family
- Edwardsiidae
- Genus
- Edwardsianthus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumCnidaria
- classAnthozoa
- subclassHexacorallia
- orderActiniaria Hertwig, 1882
- suborderAnenthemonae Rodríguez & Daly in Rodríguez et al., 2014
- superfamilyEdwardsioidea Andres, 1881
- familyEdwardsiidae Andres, 1881
- genusEdwardsianthus England, 1987
- speciesEdwardsianthus pudicus (Klunzinger, 1877)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Edwardsianthus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Edwardsianthus gilbertensis (Carlgren, 1931) | EdwardsiidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Edwardsia bocki Carlgren, 1931 Carlgren, 1931 | synonym |
| Edwardsia pudica Klunzinger, 1877 Klunzinger, 1877 | synonym |
| Edwardsia stephensoni Carlgren, 1950 Carlgren, 1950 | synonym |
| Edwardsia vermiformis Bourne, 1916 Bourne, 1916 | synonym |
| Edwardsianthus pudicua (Klunzinger, 1877) (Klunzinger, 1877) | synonym |
| Edwardsia adenensis Faurot, 1895 Faurot, 1895 | synonym |
| Edwardsia rakaiyae Bourne, 1916 Bourne, 1916 | synonym |
| Edwardsia rekaiyae Bourne, 1916 Bourne, 1916 | synonym |
| Edwardsiella pudica (Klunzinger, 1877) (Klunzinger, 1877) | synonym |
| Edwardsianthus pudica (Klunzinger, 1877) (Klunzinger, 1877) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/actiniaria/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592989 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:38TL9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.