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These sea anemones exclusively reside within the shallow waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific area and are in the main family of sea anemones that hosts several varieties of clownfishes. [1] Most sea anemone species are harmless to humans, but at least some Stichodactyla are highly venomous and their sting may cause anaphylactic shock and organ ...
Phyllodiscus is a monotypic genus of sea anemones in the family Aliciidae. The only species is Phyllodiscus semoni, commonly known as the night anemone, which is native to shallow seas in the central Indo-West Pacific, such as Indonesia, the Philippines and southern Japan. It is venomous and can cause a painful, long-lasting sting to humans.
A cnidocyte (also known as a cnidoblast) is an explosive cell containing one large secretory organelle called a cnidocyst (also known as a cnida (pl.: cnidae)) that can deliver a sting to other organisms. The presence of this cell defines the phylum Cnidaria (corals, sea anemones, hydrae, jellyfish, etc.). Cnidae are used to capture prey and as ...
Watch the Video. Click here to watch on YouTube. There are thousands of different species of sea anemones in the ocean with some living as far deep as 32,000 feet. Anemones are marine ...
The animal kingdom contains a vast array of animals capability of remarkable regenerative abilities, but known are quite as adept at this healing task than sea-swelling Cnidarians, such as hydra ...
Sea anemones do not fossilize well, having no hard parts, and this one was mistakenly identified as a sea cucumber. Most Actiniaria do not form hard parts that can be recognized as fossils, but a few fossils of sea anemones do exist; Mackenzia , from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale of Canada, is the oldest fossil identified as a sea anemone.
In the much-loved film “Finding Nemo,” we learn that Nemo lives in an anemone (which he adorably mispronounces). While anemones sting other fish, they make an exception for clown fish, with ...
Dofleinia armata, commonly known as the striped anemone or armed anemone, [2] is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae. [1] It is the only species in the genus Dofleinia . [ 3 ]