Gordon said seabather’s eruption in Auckland was likely to be caused by a siphonophorae. “Divers call it the long, stringy, ...

Swimmers at beaches up and down Auckland's east have reported itching, rashes and red spots after entering the water.

The ornately colored sea anemone (uh-NEM-uh-nee ... which are protected by a mucus layer that makes them immune to the anemone's sting. Clownfish live within the anemone’s tentacles, getting ...

These tiny harpoons are coiled in the tentacles until the anemone releases them. They then pierce the sea creature’s skin and inject venom in the same way that a jellyfish stings. The toxin ...

Stinging cells, produced by cnidarians such as jellyfish and anemones, are one of ocean creatures' most effective defences ... an open-sea colonial animal that is closely related to jellyfish and ...

According to scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, sea anemones can restore their shape following a major injury. Researchers have shown this regeneration response involves ...