1. The Marine Biome Marine Invertebrates: Cnidaria

2. Sea Anemones Coral Jellyfish

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

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

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

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

7. Examples Pineapple Coral Sea Fan Coral

8. Examples Sun Coral

9. Examples Green Anemone Yellow Anemone

10. Examples Jellyfish