Sunday, November 4, 2012

Cnidarian: Assorted Mushroom Anemone






Common Name: "Assorted Mushroom Anemone"
Scientific NameActinodiscus dawydoffi
Hierarchy:
     Kingdom: Animalia
     Phylum: Cnidaria
     Class: Anthozoa
     Order: Corallimorpharia
     Family: Discosomatidae
     Genus: Actinodiscus
     Species: dawydoffi
Facts:
  •  Theses anemones are able to warp the direction of water above them to direct floating particles to them.
  • They have few predators if any because of their stinging cells on their testicles.

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