A new study published online this month in the journal Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution takes a step to change that, presenting a new tree of life for clownfish-hosting sea anemones along ...

In the four-year study, researchers created a "tree of life" for sea anemones, which are sometimes called "flowers of the sea" but are actually stationary meat-eating animals. In doing so ...

It is closely related to the mock-orange genus. Common names include tree anemone and bush anemone. It can reach about 6 feet tall and 3 feet wide. It has thick, oblong leaves that can be 3 to ...

Map showing the locations of sea anemone sample collection sites in Japan. Credit: Kashimoto et al., 2023 A schematic phylogenetic tree showing the main lineages of giant sea anemones (A ...

It also has another advantage -- its strategic position in the tree of life. The cnidaria branch that anemones belong to separated from the bilateria branch, in other words from most other animals ...

The sea anemone is an oddball: half-plant and half-animal, at least when it comes to its genetic code, new research suggests. The sea creature's genes look more like those of animals, but the ...

A new study published online this month in the journal Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution takes a step to change that, presenting a new tree of life for clownfish-hosting sea anemones along ...

A new study published online this month in the journal Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution takes a step to change that, presenting a new tree of life for clownfish-hosting sea anemones along with ...