A beautiful purple and yellow sea anemone with tentacles exposed to feed on tiny plankton. Sea anemones are predatory marine invertebrates of the order Actiniaria. Because of their colorful appearance,they are named after the Anemone,a terrestrial flowering plant. Sea anemones are classified in the phylum Cnidaria,class Anthozoa,subclass Hexacorallia. As cnidarians,sea anemones are related to corals,jellyfish,tube-dwelling anemones,and Hydra.
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