The helpless prey is then guided into the mouth by the tentacles. There are more than 1,000 sea anemone species found throughout the world’s oceans at various depths, although the largest and ...

Although the species can be a variety of colors ... More information: Diederik Boonman et al, First record of the sea anemone ...

Some species of nudibranch have turned to a life of crime ... the nudibranch will continue to prey on the cnidarian, most commonly a sea anemone, in the hopes of a well-earned meal. The long cerata on ...

Branching species grow 10–20 mm per year while massive ... The anemone fish lives among the stinging tentacles of the sea anemone and gains a refuge from predation while the anemone gains ...

A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when ...

Sea anemones have similar-looking cells on their ... but instead at least two unique types of hair cells. The presence of multiple types of mechanosensory neurons present in animals belonging ...

"We also confirmed that feeding the anemonefish directly increases the growth rate of the sea anemones," stated PhD student Kobayashi. "It is known that in other anemonefish species, the number of ...

There are over 800 types of these "wind-flowers," which vary in size from a half inch to 10 inches tall. Relatives of the sea anemone include coral and jellyfish. Like jellyfish, the sea anemone ...