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Title: Sea Anemone


1
Sea Anemone
  • By Erin Hawkins
  • Sea Anemones are known for being the most
    beautiful of all marine animals.
  • They live in all oceans.

2
Sea Anemones Features
  • These creatures have tentacles that look like
    petals of some types of flowers.
  • They are found in a variety of different colors.
  • Their body is soft and cylinder-shaped.
  • They may be thick and short or long and slender.

3
Where are they found?
  • They can be found from the coast lines on rocky
    shores to very great depths of the ocean.
  • They can be found in ocean water up to depths of
    33,000 feet.
  • Some anemones live in brackish water.

4
Defense
  • These animals, when disturbed, can fold
    themselves inside out (they look like a laundry
    bag closed).
  • They can sting either their prey or anything else
    bothering them with their nematocysts, stinging
    cells.

5
  • Some anemones eat only microorganisms
  • They are eaten by sea slugs, certain starfishes,
    eels, flounders, and codfish.

6
A Few More Things To Know
  • They have no skeleton, but they may secrete a
    horny covering.
  • Sperm and eggs are usually discharged into the
    water, where fertilization can and usually takes
    place.
  • There are over 1000 species and vary in size.
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