Cnidaria

Bubble-tip anemone

Entacmaea quadricolor
Scale 5 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Animalia

4 POINTS

• Entacmaea quadricolor is a SUSPENSION FEEDER and CARNIVORE of small animals. • It must be played adjacent to at least 1 compatible PLANKTON SPECIES or 1 compatible crustacea or actinopterygii SPECIES of SCALE 4 or less.

 

 

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Graphic by Melissa Guionwww.melissaguion.com
The bubble-tip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor), also known as the bubble tip anemone, bubble anemone or bulb anemone, is a species of sea anemone from the Indo-Pacific. In the wild, this anemone is a natural host of several species ofanemonefishes, including the Cinnamon (Amphiprion melanopus), Tomato (A. frenatus), Orange-fin (A. chrysopterus), Clark’s (A. clarkii), False Pecula (A. ocellaris), Percula (A. percula) and Maroon (Premnas biaculeatus). E. quadricolor anemones often appear […] read more

Bubblegum coral

Paragoria arborea
Scale 8 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Animalia

• Paragoria arborea is a COLD WATER CORAL.

• Paragoria arborea is a SUSPENSION FEEDER, and needs to be played adjacent to at least 1 compatible PLANKTON SPECIES.

 

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Graphic by Maki Narosci-ence.org
The habitat of deep-water corals, also known as cold-water corals, extends to deeper, darker parts of the oceans than tropical corals, ranging from near the surface to the abyss, beyond 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) where water temperatures may be as cold as 4°C. Deep-water corals belong to the Phylum Cnidaria and are most often stony corals, but also include black and horny corals […] read more

Lophelia Coral

Lophelia pertusa
Scale 9 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Animalia

5 POINTS

• Lophelia pertusa is a COLD WATER CORAL.

• Lophelia pertusa is a SUSPENSION FEEDER, and needs to be played adjacent to at least 1 compatible PLANKTON SPECIES.

 

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Graphic by Jenny Mörtsellwww.jennysportfolio.com
Lophelia pertusa, the only species in the genus Lophelia,[2][3] is a cold-water coral which grows in the deep waters throughout the North Atlantic ocean, as well as parts of the Caribbean Sea andAlboran Sea.[4] L. pertusa reefs are home to a diverse community, however the species is extremely slow growing and may be harmed by destructive fishing practices, or oil exploration […] read more

Hydra Vulgaris

Hydra vulgaris
Scale 3 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Animalia

8 POINTS

• Hydra vulgaris has a MOVE of 1.

• Hydra vulgaris can regenerate, does not age, and is considered to be biologically immortal.

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Graphic by Yukiko Fujiwarawww.cdb.riken.go.jp/en/05_development/0506_piccard05.html
Photo by Przemysław Malkowskiwww.akwarium.net.pl/port/
Hydra vulgaris is a small (12mm) freshwater hydroid. The hydra have 4 to 12 tentacles that protrude from just outside the mouth. They feed by extending their tentacles and waiting for food to touch the tentacles. They then bring the food to their mouth, ingest and digest the organism. Anything that cannot be digested is […] read more

Flower Hat Jelly

Olindias formosa
Scale 5 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
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Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Animalia

10 POINTS

• Olindias formosa has a MOVE of 2.

Olindias formosa has a sting that is painful but non-lethal to humans.

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Graphic by Adam Smithrupted.deviantart.com/
The flower hat jelly (Olindias formosa) is a rare species of jellyfish occurring primarily in waters off Brazil, Argentina, and southern Japan. Characterized by lustrous tentacles that coil and adhere to its rim when not in use, the flower hat jelly’s bell is translucent and pinstriped with opaque bands, making it easily recognizable. The flower […] read more

Pacific Sea Nettle

Chrysaora fuscescens
Scale 7 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
Cnidaria, Scyphozoa, Animalia

10 POINTS

• Chrysaora fuscescens has a MOVE of 2.

Chrysaora fuscescens stings its prey with its tentacles to first immobilize them before attacking.

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Graphic by Coral Cargillbluecnidaria.deviantart.com/
Photo by Ed Biermanen.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sea_nettle_%28Chrysaora_fuscescens%29_2.jpg
Chrysaora fuscescens is a common free-floating scyphozoa that lives in the Pacific Ocean, and is commonly known as the Pacific Sea Nettle or West Coast Sea Nettle. Sea nettles have a distinctive golden-brown bell with a reddish tint. The bell can grow to be larger than one meter (three feet) in diameter in the wild, though most […] read more