The ornately colored sea anemone (uh-NEM-uh-nee) is named after the equally flashy terrestrial anemone flower. A close relative of coral and jellyfish, anemones are stinging polyps that spend most ...

Wind Sailors,” have washed ashore recently on several Ventura County beaches. “When the prevailing winds shift, such as ...

Thousands of blue and purple sea creatures have been washing ashore in Ventura County beaches.  These strange looking ...

If sliced in half, each piece turns into a complete anemone. While some regenerating animals like salamanders and fish focus on restoring lost parts in proportion to what remains, this sea anemone ...

Oral view of the sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis, at the embryonic stage (left) compared to a juvenile polyp viewed from the side (right). Segments in the embryo (S2-S8) develop into the polyp ...

The authors show that the mesendoderm of the sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis) resembles bilaterian mesoderm, based on cell type specification and gene expression. And Nematostella derives gut-like ...

A large sponge, a cluster of anemones, and other life is ... ecosystems supporting an array of animal life, including corals, icefish, giant sea spiders, and octopus. The discovery offers new ...