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Anemones belong in the Phylum Cnidaria, related to hard and soft-corals and hydroids. Cnidarians were once called Coelenterates.
Anemones have a hollow central column, capped by a flat oral disc fringed by tentacles armed with stinging nematocysts. The anemone to the right is a Waratah Anemone, Actinea tenebrosa. Although anemones may seem firmly attached to the rocks on which they sit, they are capable of very slow creeping from place to place. Question:Can think of any other reason why this anemone would be designed to have sand shell fragments stuck to it? ReferencesBennett, I. (1987) W. J. Dakin's classic study: Australian Seashores. Angus & Robertson, Sydney. Davey, K. (1998) A Photographic Guide to Seashore Life of Australia. New Holland, Sydney. Edgar, G. J. (1997) Australian Marine Life: the plants and animals of temperate waters. Reed Books, Kew. Quinn, G. P., Wescott, G. C. & Synnot, R. N. (1992) Life on the Rocky Shores of South-eastern Australia: an illustrated field guide. Victorian National Parks Association, Melbourne. Marine Research Group of Victoria (1984) Coastal Invertebrates of Victoria: an atlas of selected species. Museum of Victoria, Melbourne. Shepherd, S. A. & Thomas, I. M. (1982) Marine Invertebrates of Victoria, Pt. 1. South Australian Government Printer, Adelaide. Underwood, A. J. & Chapman, M. G. (1993) Seashores: a beachcomber's guide. New South Wales University Press, Sydney. |
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