Venus Flytrap Sea Anemone

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That wonderful monster of the deep, dear Neatoramanauts, is the Venus Flytrap sea Anemone (Actinoscyphia) from the Gulf of Mexico. The flytrap anemone is commonly found at depths of up to 5,000 meters, and is thus classified as a deep sea anemone. While in the Gulf of Mexico, the E/V Nautilus found many of these creatures on shipwrecks, which provide a solid substrate for the immobile anemones - innerspacecenter.org .

 Its name is derived from two land plants (the carnivorous Venus fly trap and the flower Anemone), but it's actually a type of polyp, related to corals and jellyfish. Based on the AnimalPawntation.com - “The enus Flytrap Anemone resembles a flower, but is actually an animal. It consists of a stem-like body topped with a wide mouth-like disk surrounded by tentacles. These anemones vary in color—they often have white or pastel bodies with brightly colored disks and tentacles in shades of pink and orange.” 

References :

• Masters, M. (n.d.). Features of the Venus Flytrap Sea Anemone. Animals. Retrieved August 18, 2014, from http://animals.pawnation.com/features-venus-flytrap-sea-anemone-3621.html

• Species of the Month, July 2014: Actinoscyphia aurelia, or the Venus Flytrap Anemone - Inner Space Center. (n.d.). Species of the Month, July 2014: Actinoscyphia aurelia, or the Venus Flytrap Anemone - Inner Space Center. Retrieved August 19, 2014, from http://www.innerspacecenter.org/news/item/226-species-of-the-month-july-2014-actinoscyphia-aurelia-or-the-venus-flytrap-anemone