The ornately colored sea anemone (uh-NEM-uh-nee) is named after the equally flashy terrestrial anemone flower. A close relative of coral and jellyfish, anemones are stinging polyps that spend most ...

A new look at the starlet sea anemone’s stinger gets right to the ... electron microscopy to reconstruct their three-dimensional structure. The work reveals the precise, step-by-step mechanics ...

Starlet sea anemones have found a better way ... humans and the rest of the animal kingdom tend to stick to the same body structure after they mature. But cnidarians are famously adaptable.

Understanding sea anemones’ exceptional healing abilities ... but it’s a very useful step in looking at restoring the structure and function of these damaged cells,” says Lavinia Sheets ...

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 invertebrates that are closely related to jellyfish.

The researchers said the anemones may be "critical" carbon cyclers, as their observations showed an impact two to 20 times greater than another study of sea anemones at the plain. This and similar ...

Stars of the Sea is a new exhibit at the Aquarium of the Pacific. Visitors meet sea stars such as the venomous crown-of-thorns and spider-like brittle stars and learn about how the nonprofit ...

The starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis) has impressive regenerative abilities, allowing it to grow a new head or foot if cut off. If sliced in half, each piece turns into a complete anemone.

Only ten species of sea anemones are known to host clownfishes ... influence fish behavior can help us understand the community structure as well as protect biodiversity near coral reefs from ...

Clownfish, a small orange and white species made famous by the “Finding Nemo” movies, have been found to shrink in order to ...

Anemonefish form mutualistic relationships with the sea anemones they live in and these associations are not random: some species such as the yellow-tail anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii ...