Snakelocks Anemone
Description
of the Snakelocks Anemone
The Snakelocks Anemone is a popular anemone for the aquarium
setup, it adapts easily to different environments and makes an
ideal home for Clownfish who have a
symbiotic relationship with sea anemones. This particular
variety of sea anemone is eaten! In Spain, the dish is called "Ortiguillas
de mar" which translates as Sea Nettles. The anemone is
marinated in vinegar, coated in a tempura style batter and deep
fried.
Profile of
the Snakelocks Anemone
This
Profile contains interesting facts and information about the
Snakelocks Anemone species.
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Diet / Feeding:
Small fish and animals which they catch in their stinging
tentacles
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Habitat: Attach
themselves to the sea bed, rocks or other submerged
articles, can also attach themselves to other marine life
such as Hermit Crab shells
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Range: Eastern Atlantic
and Western Mediterranean sea
Scientific
Classification of the Snakelocks Anemone
Definition: Scientific
classification, or biological classification, is how biologists
group and categorize species of organisms with shared physical
characteristics. Scientific classification belongs to the
science of taxonomy.
Interesting Information about Sea Anemones
Sea Anemones are named after the
Anemone flower. They are a predatory animal that releases a
toxin to paralyse its prey. The prey is then moved into the
anemones gastro vascular cavity. The poison secreted by a sea
anemone affects fish and crustaceans. The Clown Fish or
Anemonefish however has a mutually symbiotic relationship with
the sea anemone, they are not affected by its poison and live
among its tentacles, indeed laying their eggs on the anemone
itself. The clownfish uses the sea anemone as a form of defence
from larger predators.
Snakelocks
Sea Anemones - Anatomy
The sea anemone has just one
external opening. This single opening acts as both a mouth and
an anus. All waste and undigested material is excreted through
this opening. A sea anemone has no sense organs, its nervous
system is very primitive but it does have nerves and muscles.
The anemone doesn't have a skeleton, it keeps itself stable by
closing its mouth enabling it to stay rigid.
Snakelocks
Sea Anemones - Movement
Can a sea anemone move? Although
sea anemones usually remain static, they can use their pedal
disc to move slowly flexing their body or using their tentacles
to swim slowly to another location. They can attach themselves
to a rock, the sea bed or the shell of a crustacean, a hermit
crab for example. A sea anemone will only move location if they
are attacked by a predator or the conditions of the water are
unsuitable.
Interesting Facts and Information about
Snakelocks Anemone
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