Combing through coffee table books on sea ... a clownfish of the species Amphiprion percula—introduced millions of children around the world to a wondrous tropical ecosystem: the coral reef ...

The ornately colored sea anemone (uh-NEM-uh-nee) is named after the equally flashy terrestrial anemone flower. A close relative of coral and jellyfish ... alliance with clownfish, which are ...

Read about different competitive relationships on the reef ... tiny algae gardens, clownfish take up residence among the tentacles of one of two species of sea anemones. They aggressively defend ...

Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria, a diverse group that includes jellyfish, hydroids, and sea anemones ... that becomes the foundation of coral reef ecosystems. Coral colonies can be ...

Relatives of the sea anemone and every ... sustain entire reef ecosystems — as well as to obtain a proposed recovery plan in 2013. Protection under the Endangered Species Act opens the door to greater ...

Most corals are colonial animals - superorganisms comprising lots of smaller organisms - made up of multitudes sea anemone-like coral polyps. In the reef-building "hard corals", the polyps sit in ...

In the crevices of the corals, search for reef fish, butterflyfish, pufferfish, anemones and their resident clownfish ... sea life – though others found this a bit unnatural. To reach the Coral ...

We saw several gorgeous sea turtles, clownfish dart among anemones, and a reef shark cruise past (thankfully ... framework where small pieces of living coral are placed to grow.

The marine biodiversity at Rozul Reef in the West Philippine ... the biodiversity is recovering, such as a clownfish being spotted on its sea anemone and small fish swimming near the dead corals.

Relatives of the sea anemone include coral and jellyfish. Like jellyfish, the sea anemone has stinging cells on its tentacles. This is how the sea anemone catches its prey and defends itself from ...

Relatives of the sea anemone and every ... sustain entire reef ecosystems — as well as to obtain a proposed recovery plan in 2013. Protection under the Endangered Species Act opens the door to greater ...