Sea anemone Diversity

Thirumalaiselvan, S and Saravanan, Raju and Ramkumar, R (2024) Sea anemone Diversity. In: Training Manual on "Know Your Marine Biodiversity and Environment (MarBiE 1)". CMFRI Training Manual Series (42). ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, pp. 38-45.

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Abstract

Sea anemones are animals belonging to the phylum Cnidaria, which includes the jellyfish, corals, and sea pens. They live in coastal waters throughout the world, are abundant in tropical oceans from the shore to a depth of 10,000 metres, and range in size from one centimetre to almost two metres in diameter. They attach themselves to rocks, seafloors, and other hard surfaces; some forms burrow in the mud and sand. There are over 1,000 species of sea anemones reported worldwide. They are usually about 2.5–10 cm across, but a few grow up to 1.8 m across.

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