sea anemone
Tentacled reef dweller
A sea anemone is a marine animal that resembles a flower, with a cylindrical body anchored to rocks or coral and a ring of tentacles surrounding its mouth.
The tentacles contain stinging cells that capture small fish and other prey.
Despite their plant-like appearance, sea anemones are predatory invertebrates related to jellyfish and corals.
Flexible grasping appendages
- columnVertical structural element
- mouthOral opening
- stinging cellsVenomous capsules in cnidarians
- polypFleshy membrane projection
radial symmetry · adhesive · retractable · cylindrical · sessile · soft-bodied · cnidarian
Underwater rock or coral formation
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
- tidepoolCoastal rock hollow holding seawater
intertidal · subtidal · seabed · benthic · underwater · aquarium · habitat · rocky shore
Striped reef fish, anemone symbiont
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- hermit crabCrustacean occupying abandoned shells
- commensalismNeutral host, benefiting guest
- hostOne receiving guests
protection · algae · partnership · coexistence · Nemo · interdependence · beneficial · damselfish
Causing sharp pain
- venomousProducing injected toxins
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- preyAnimal being hunted
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
shrimp · tentacles · capture · carnivorous · feeding · digestion · immobilize · toxin
Full of varied hues
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
- petalBloom's colorful segment
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
fluorescent · bioluminescent · pink · purple · green · orange · waving · swaying
tentacles
Flexible grasping appendages
- columnVertical structural element
- mouthOral opening
- stinging cellsVenomous capsules in cnidarians
polyp · radial symmetry · adhesive · retractable · cylindrical · sessile · soft-bodied · cnidarian
reef
Underwater rock or coral formation
tidepool · intertidal · subtidal · seabed · benthic · underwater · aquarium · habitat · rocky shore · kelp forest
clownfish
Striped reef fish, anemone symbiont
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- hermit crabCrustacean occupying abandoned shells
- commensalismNeutral host, benefiting guest
host · protection · algae · partnership · coexistence · Nemo · interdependence · beneficial · damselfish
stinging
Causing sharp pain
fish · shrimp · tentacles · capture · carnivorous · feeding · digestion · immobilize · toxin · sting
colorful
Full of varied hues
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
- petalBloom's colorful segment
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
translucent · fluorescent · bioluminescent · pink · purple · green · orange · waving · swaying · delicate
- anemones
- cnidarianscorals, stony coral, moon jelly, jellyfish, polyps
- stinging sea lifebox jellyfish, Portuguese man-of-war, bluebottle, man-of-war, fire coral
- marine lifeshark, manatees, whale, dolphins, whale sharks
- ocean lifeocean, shark, whale, dolphin, ocean life
- sea lifeshark, whale, dolphin, salmon, jellyfish