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Cnidarians of Zihuatanejo

PHYLUM CNIDARIA

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Cnidarians (Phylum Cnidaria)

-Sea Anemones and Corals (Class Anthozoa)

-Hexacorallians (Subclass Hexacorallia)

-Sea Anemones (Order Actiniaria)


Sea Anemones are solitary predators. Nematocysts found in the tentacles assist in to catching and paralyzing prey. After feeding and digestion is complete, the anemone excretes its waste back through the mouth opening.

Sea Anemone (Unknown)

Metridioidea (Superfamily )

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