sea anemone
noun
: any of numerous usually solitary anthozoan polyps (order Actiniaria) whose form, bright and varied colors, and cluster of tentacles superficially resemble a flower
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With a body shaped like Mount Fuji, the new-to-science sea anemone is not only a new species but is also part of a new genus and family, according to a study published June 18 in the journal Diversity.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
During the kickoff event in La Jolla, volunteers documented crabs, lobsters, sea anemones, fish and even a sea hare, a large sea slug.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
This is important because clownfish live symbiotically with either of two sea anemone species – Heteractis magnifica and Stichodactyla gigantea.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Nodules provide a habitat to species including sponges, soft corals and sea anemones and the muddy abyssal plains are home to sea cucumbers, starfish, anemones, crustaceans, worms and sponges.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
During the kickoff event in La Jolla, volunteers documented crabs, lobsters, sea anemones, fish and even a sea hare, a large sea slug.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
This is important because clownfish live symbiotically with either of two sea anemone species – Heteractis magnifica and Stichodactyla gigantea.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Nodules provide a habitat to species including sponges, soft corals and sea anemones and the muddy abyssal plains are home to sea cucumbers, starfish, anemones, crustaceans, worms and sponges.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
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