Sea Anemone facts: flowers of the sea | Animal Fact Files
Sea anemones were named after the terrestrial flowers, anemones, which the invertebrates resemble. Sea anemones may look like underwater flowers, but they are animals and consume mostly other animals in order to provide their bodies with nourishment. Sea anemones are stinging animals like jellyfish and their tentacles release nematocysts in order to stun and paralyze prey. Some animals are immune to these stinging cells like clownfish who may utilize sea anemones as protection from predators.
Scientific Name: Order - Actiniaria
Range: oceans worldwide
Size: less than an inch () to more than five feet () in diameter
Diet: fish, plankton, and other marine animals
Lifespan: some have been recorded up to 80 years in captivity
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