Condylactis gigantea (giant Caribbean sea anemone) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 4 (15898245588)

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Description: Condylactis gigantea (Weinland, 1860) - giant Caribbean sea anemone on a shallow subtidal, aragonitic sandy seafloor. Sea anemones are relatives of corals and jellyfish. They are basically bags with tentacles. The tentacles of sea anemones have stinging cells (nematocysts) that paralyze or kill prey, which are then drawn toward the mouth at the center of the tentacle cluster. Classification: Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actiniidae Locality: patch reef just west of Cut Cay, eastern Graham's Harbour, offshore northeastern San Salvador Island, eastern Bahamas. Date: 22 June 2010, 09:43. Source: Condylactis gigantea (giant Caribbean sea anemone) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 4. Author: James St. John.