Edwardsia neozelanica

About this species

Edwardsia neozelanica, commonly known as the burrowing anemone, is a small cryptic sea anemone from New Zealand. It burrows into soft mud or sand, and when covered with water extends its tentacles to feed on tiny particles of detritus.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 4 records
March: 0 records
April: 1 records
May: 0 records
June: 5 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 1 records
October: 3 records
November: 3 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–5 m · Deepest record: 7 m

0–10 m: 13 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 9–18 °C

8–10 °C: 1 records
10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 3 records
14–16 °C: 2 records
16–18 °C: 7 records

Photos

(c) Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) wild_wind, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Edwardsia ignota, Edwardsia neozealanica, Edwardsia tricolor

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
18 open-data records from 1954 to 2007.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.