Ivell's sea anemone [SEP] parent taxon
Ivell's sea anemone
Ivell's sea anemone ("Edwardsia ivelli") is a species of sea anemone in the family Edwardsiidae. It is endemic to a single location, Widewater Lagoon in West Sussex, England, where it was first discovered by Richard Ivell. It has been listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN since 1996.
Description.
Ivell's sea anemone is a tiny, worm-like anemone up to long and diameter; the column is similar to other "Edwardsia" spp. There are twelve
for its secluded atmosphere. Summer tourist hallmarks are the traditional guest houses on the A259 coast road, as well as a caravan/campsite in Old Salts Farm Road, and beach chair hire and ice cream businesses.
Location.
There is a shingle beach with good stretches of clean sand at low water. Part of the coast road does not directly adjoin the sea but instead the long and narrow Widewater, a rare brackish lagoon, and the only known location of the probably extinct Ivell's sea anemone. Immediately north