Neil McDaniel, Kanada
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Edwardsiella loveni was first "dredged" to the surface from depths of 90 to 640 meters around Sweden (Skagerrak) and at two sites in the European North Sea off the coast of Norway.
In 2018, the inconspicuous anemone was detected in the North Pacific off British Columbia.
Unlike many members of the Edwardsiidae, the specimens do not live buried in the sediment, but anchor themselves in crevices of solid objects such as dead calyxes of Lophelia, dead Paragorgia, or other octocorals.
The specimens from British Columbia (in the photos) live in much shallower zones (around 20 meters depth) in crevices in bedrock or in crevices in vertical rock walls.
Most likely, Edwardsiella loveni and other Edwardsiella species are much more widespread than might be inferred from available records, but in any case, the specimens that live in rock crevices cannot be caught with trawls or dredges.
Although Edwardsiella loveni feeds on microzooplankton that it captures with the help of its polyps, it has enemies of its own that feed on it, including, for example, isopod spiders (Pycnogonida) that have been observed boring their proboscis into a tentacle of Edwardsiella loveni.
Synonyms:
Edwardsiella (Fagesia) loveni (Carlgren, 1892)
Fagesia loveni (Carlgren, 1892)
Favesia (Milne-Edwardsia) loveni
Milne-Edwardsia loveni Carlgren, 1892
Milne-Edwardsia lovéni Carlgren, 1892
In 2018, the inconspicuous anemone was detected in the North Pacific off British Columbia.
Unlike many members of the Edwardsiidae, the specimens do not live buried in the sediment, but anchor themselves in crevices of solid objects such as dead calyxes of Lophelia, dead Paragorgia, or other octocorals.
The specimens from British Columbia (in the photos) live in much shallower zones (around 20 meters depth) in crevices in bedrock or in crevices in vertical rock walls.
Most likely, Edwardsiella loveni and other Edwardsiella species are much more widespread than might be inferred from available records, but in any case, the specimens that live in rock crevices cannot be caught with trawls or dredges.
Although Edwardsiella loveni feeds on microzooplankton that it captures with the help of its polyps, it has enemies of its own that feed on it, including, for example, isopod spiders (Pycnogonida) that have been observed boring their proboscis into a tentacle of Edwardsiella loveni.
Synonyms:
Edwardsiella (Fagesia) loveni (Carlgren, 1892)
Fagesia loveni (Carlgren, 1892)
Favesia (Milne-Edwardsia) loveni
Milne-Edwardsia loveni Carlgren, 1892
Milne-Edwardsia lovéni Carlgren, 1892
