Cylinder Anemone
Cerianthus membranaceus
Adult cylinder anemones inhabit sandy or muddy seafloors, where they live inside flexible mucus-lined tubes. Long tentacles spread above the sediment to catch zooplankton, small crustaceans, and other passing prey. Unlike true sea anemones, they belong to a separate group of tube-dwelling anemones and can rapidly retract deep into their tubes when threatened.
- Type
- Water / Burrow
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
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- Cylinder Anemone