The Marine Biome Marine Invertebrates: Cnidaria

Sea Anemones Coral Jellyfish

Body Type Symmetrical Minimal skeleton Net like nervous system Usually have tentacles with a central mouth

Motion Anemones are sessile Corals are sessile ▫ Thousands of tiny animals growing together as a colony Jellyfish drift or use jet propulsion from tentacles

Food Corals are heterotrophs ▫ Food made from phytoplankton Anemones and jellyfish are carnivores ▫ Specialized stinging cells

Importance For the Biome: ▫ Corals filter out carbon dioxide ▫ Jellyfish help with ocean mixing

Examples Pineapple Coral Sea Fan Coral

Examples Sun Coral

Examples Green Anemone Yellow Anemone

Examples Jellyfish