Diagnostic Description
provided by EOL authors
Edwardsiidae with body divisible into physa, scapus, and capitulum; physa short, ampullaceous, without nemathybomes or periderm. Scapus long, with batteries of nematocysts (nemathybomes) sunk into mesoglea. Tentacles at least 12, inner shorter than outer ones. Only eight perfect mesenteries fertile and with filaments. Retractors very strong, diffuse to restricted reniform, parietal muscles well developed. Cnidom: spirocysts, basitrichs, microbasic b-, p-, and t-mastigophores, pterotrichs.
