Anemones and coral live out their lives in this state, which earned them the name anthozoa or "flower animals" in Greek.

James G. Spaulding, Embryonic and Larval Development in Sea Anemones (Anthozoa: Actiniaria), American Zoologist, Vol. 14, No. 2, The Developmental Biology of the ...

Anemones aren’t a good choice for new marine life keepers because they must live in a well-established saltwater tank that’s at least 12 months old. Reef tanks are more complex to manage than ...

Photo on right taken in 2004 in the Gulf of Mexico. Notice anemone’s attachment to tubeworm. #18 Actinoscyphia spp. (Phylum: Cnidaria, Class: Anthozoa, Order: Actiniaria, Family: Actinoscyphiidae) ...

Sea anemones can do very little to control the flow of water across their bodies, and they rely on local currents to bring in oxygen and nutrients. For decades, scientists have suggested that the ...

Boxer crabs acquire anemones by stealing from each other, and splitting them into clones Date: January 31, 2017 Source: PeerJ Summary: Researchers have described a little known yet fascinating ...

Sea anemones, which are close relatives of corals, are uptaking microfibers released from our laundry. Anemones that have been bleached due to warm waters expel these microfibers more slowly than ...