Image of Strawberry anemones
Description:
Under attack by the leather star, Corynactis defends itself by extruding its mesenterial filaments loaded with stinging cells, nematocysts, from its body cavity. Depth 27 m.
Included On The Following Pages:
- Life
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Cnidaria (cnidarians)
- Anthozoa (anemones and corals)
- Hexacorallia (hexacorallians)
- Corallimorpharia (corallimorpharians )
- Corallimorphidae
- Corynactis
- Corynactis californica (Strawberry anemones)
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- 2005 California Academy of Sciences
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- Lovell and Libby Langstroth
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