Venus flytrap sea anemone (Actinoscyphia aurelia)

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Subject:	Venus flytrap sea anemone (Actinoscyphia aurelia)

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Description: Venus flytrap anemone (Actinoscyphia aurelia) in the Gulf of Mexico

The Venus flytrap sea anemone is a large sea anemone resembling a Venus Flytrap. It closes its tentacles to capture prey or to protect itself.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Actinoscyphiidae
Genus: Actinoscyphia

Date: 2007
Source: NOAA Photo Library
Author: Image courtesy of Aquapix and Expedition to the Deep Slope 2007, NOAA-OE

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Actinoscyphia_aurelia_1.jpg

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