Venus flytrap sea anemone (Actinoscyphia aurelia) 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