The tentacles of the sea anemone are numerous and are borne on a disk surrounding the mouth at the free end.

Anemone

The tentacles of the sea anemone are numerous and are borne on a disk surrounding the mouth at the free…

The sea anemone is an animal that can come in various sizes and colors.

Anemone

The sea anemone is an animal that can come in various sizes and colors.

"Sections of types Coelenterates (diagrammatic): 1 (longitudinal) and 2 (transverse) of a tubular hydroid; 3, Sea Anemone (longitudinal); 4, same (transverse, at the level of the upper dotted line); 5, same (transverse section of same at the level of the dotted line. The continuous line is ectoderm, the broken line, entoderm, and the stippled portion, mesenchyma. c.c., circular canal; g, gullet; g.v., gastro-vascular cavity; m, mouth; ma., manubrium; mes., mesentery; mes.1, directive mesentery; o, ostium; r.c., radial canal; t, tentacle; v, velum." -Galloway, 1915

Cnidaria

"Sections of types Coelenterates (diagrammatic): 1 (longitudinal) and 2 (transverse) of a tubular hydroid;…

Corals are marine organisms from the class Anthozoa and exist as small sea anemone-like polyps, typically in colonies of many identical individuals. The group includes the important reef builders that are found in tropical oceans, which secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton.

Coral

Corals are marine organisms from the class Anthozoa and exist as small sea anemone-like polyps, typically…

Corals are marine organisms from the class Anthozoa and exist as small sea anemone–like polyps, typically in colonies of many identical individuals. The group includes the important reef builders that are found in tropical oceans, which secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton.

Coral

Corals are marine organisms from the class Anthozoa and exist as small sea anemone–like polyps,…

An illustration of coral. Corals are marine organisms from the class Anthozoa and exist as small sea anemone–like polyps, typically in colonies of many identical individuals. The group includes the important reef builders that are found in tropical oceans, which secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton.

Coral

An illustration of coral. Corals are marine organisms from the class Anthozoa and exist as small sea…

An individual coral is known as a polyp. They resemble sea anemone, as they have tubular bodies with tentacles. This is a cluster of New England coral polyps.

Coral Polyp

An individual coral is known as a polyp. They resemble sea anemone, as they have tubular bodies with…

An individual coral is known as a polyp. They resemble sea anemone, as they have tubular bodies with tentacles. This is a cluster of red coral polyps.

Coral Polyp

An individual coral is known as a polyp. They resemble sea anemone, as they have tubular bodies with…

Edwardsia beautempsi is a species of sea anemone that lives freely in tubes in the sand, unattached.

Sea Anemone

Edwardsia beautempsi is a species of sea anemone that lives freely in tubes in the sand, unattached.

An illustration of a sea anemone opened (left) and closed (right).

Sea Anemone

An illustration of a sea anemone opened (left) and closed (right).

An perpendicular section of a sea anemone. Sea anemones are a group of water dwelling, predatory animals of the order Actiniaria; they are named after the anemone, a terrestrial flower. As cnidarians, sea anemones are closely related to corals, jellyfish, tube-dwelling anemones, and Hydra.

Perpendicular Section of a Sea Anemone

An perpendicular section of a sea anemone. Sea anemones are a group of water dwelling, predatory animals…