Tube anemone (Cerianthid) Bunaken North Sulawesi, Indonesia


Tube Anemone (Cerianthid) Bunaken North Sulawesi Indonesia. The long tentacles of the Tube Anemone or Cerianthid are used to grab and paralyse prey with their stinging cells or nematocysts. Smaller inner tentacles are used to drag prey into its mouth.


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