sea anemones
Clownfish shelter animals
Sea anemones is the plural of sea anemone, a marine animal that attaches to rocks or coral and resembles a flower.
Named for the anemone flower, these soft-bodied creatures have a central mouth surrounded by stinging tentacles that capture small fish and other prey.
They're common in tide pools and coral reefs: The tide pool was full of colorful sea anemones.
- tentaclesFlexible grasping appendages
- polypFleshy membrane projection
- clownfishStriped reef fish, anemone symbiont
- tide poolWave-stranded water hollow
- tide poolsSeawater pockets in rocks
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- animalscat, dog, bird, fish, cow
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- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- marine ecosystemsphytoplankton, oceans, zooplankton, marine life, krill
- marine invertebratescrabs, lobsters, shrimp, clams, mussels
- tide poolingcrabs, shrimp, starfish, sea stars, mussels
sea anemonesjellyfish
Drifting marine stinger
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Saltwater aquatic plants
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