The Marine BiomeMarine Invertebrates:Cnidaria

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