Anemonefishes are a group of damselfishes "that exclusively live symbiotically with sea anemones," researchers said in a July ...

A purple anemone (around 6 inches, or 15 centimeters, across) clings to a pumice rock along the east crater wall of West Rota volcano. Anemones are suspension feeders, capturing zooplankton with ...

They’re tiny sea creatures who attach themselves to rocks, and look a bit like colorful sacks topped with delicate tentacles. They’re one of the most ancient animals on Earth, and share a ...

Sea anemones have a foot which most species use to anchor themselves in sand or attach to rocks. Other species use their foot to attach to kelp, but some are free-swimming.

The giant plumose anemone is an animal, but it looks a bit like an underwater cauliflower. Its body consists of a stalk-like column that attaches to rocks and other surfaces on one end, and a crown of ...

Scientists found invertebrate animal with 328 tentacles living on rock at An’ei Seamount, discovered new species: gnome sea pen, study said.

The study authors, led by Ohio State's Marymegan Daly, also write that the new species is the first anemone found to live in sea ice, rather than stuck to hard surfaces like rocks or reefs.

Turtles aren’t a sea anemone’s only nemesis, however. Warming waters, increasingly common because of climate change, can cause sea anemones to bleach just like coral reefs.

Sea anemones cover the lower sections of most rocks, and the rest are covered with mussels and barnacles. The tide pool area near the park’s entry point is larger and more diverse.

Most people think of sea anemones as pretty floral-looking blobs, ... This underwater video shows the giant green anemone eating a bird at Haystack Rock on the Oregon coast: 2.

But sea anemones, whose species number more than 1,000, also are generally hearty and highly adaptable, though their chosen environment at Tomales Bay is similar to their native context, Monuki said.