Anemonefishes are a group of damselfishes "that exclusively live symbiotically with sea anemones," researchers said in a July 10 study published in the peer-reviewed journal ZooKeys. They are ...

A framework upon which to hang soft tissues has been a standard feature for living organisms for hundreds of millions of years. Some, like us, keep their skeletons on the inside; some, like shellfi… ...

Sea anemones are found in the world's oceans and are often vibrant colors. ... The orange anemone has huge white blobs in its middle of its bright orange body that look like a pair of eyes.

Orange clownfish, or Amphiprion percula, are shown in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. How quickly this fish develops its stripes depends on the sea anemone species it chooses to live in, a study has ...

The sea anemones also produce a toxin that deters clownfish predators. The orange-and-white fish avoids the toxin by slathering itself in anemone mucus.

Sea anemones are classified as animals, not flowers, despite their name inspired by the terrestrial anemone flower. Recent research, however, indicates that they can, technically, be considered ...

Scientists think sea anemone catch pieces of seashells on its sticky body to protect itself from the warm rays of the sun. A chiton with 8 separate shell plates, is partially submerged in a tide pool.

But with sea anemones, DNA is not always definitive when identifying species, Rack said. ... And they appeared to glow an orange color when illuminated by the ROV's lights, ...

Clownfish do a wiggle dance to increase seawater circulation to their sea anemone hosts, helping the sea creatures breathe, a new study suggests. IE 11 is not supported.

The ornately colored sea anemone (uh-NEM-uh-nee) is named after the equally flashy terrestrial anemone flower. A close relative of coral and jellyfish, anemones are stinging polyps that spend most ...

With extreme caution, Dr. Rodriguez suggested the fat white anemone belongs to the family Actinostolidae and the orange ones to the family Hormathiidae. Image An example of an Actinostolidae ...