Sea anemones, scallops, crabs, worms and sea cucumbers that hitched a ride on the same boat also will be studied.

CNN: Five fish stow away on tsunami-tossed boat

Clownfish live happily amongst the tentacles of poisonous stinging sea anemones, a relative of the jellyfish, thanks to a protective layer of mucous.

BBC: Sting relief for summer swimmers

The Coral Sea teems with marine life: giant clams, sea anemones, schools of rainbow-coloured fish, painted tube and staghorn coral inhabit the underwater garden.

BBC: Kayaking Australia��s Whitsunday Islands

Between them they keep alive a tradition that goes back centuries, a tradition celebrated on the plate in the form of stuffed mussels, marinated anchovies, octopus salad, deep-fried sea anemones, prawns with cannellini beans, and linguine with spiny lobster.

BBC: Sardinia, land and sea

Coral reef: complex tropical marine ecosystem dominated by soft and stony (hard) corals, anemones and sea fans.

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