A Functional Biology of Sea Anemones1 Overview of sea anemones.- 2 Nutrition.- 3 Energy metabolism and respiratory gas exchange.- 4 Nitrogen excretion and osmotic balance.- 5 Growth.- 6 Reproduction and population structure.- 7 Biotic interactions.- CODA.- References.- Appendix: Classification of Extant Anthozoans, Particularly Sea Anemones (Actiniaria). |
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Nutrition | 36 |
3 | 119 |
Nitrogen excretion and osmotic balance | 174 |
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A.elegantissima A.equina acclimation acrorhagial Actinia Actinia equina Actinia tenebrosa Actiniaria actiniid activity adult aerobic agonistic Aiptasia pallida algae algal amino acids Anemonia viridis anoxia Anthopleura elegantissima Anthopleura xanthogrammica Anthozoa aposymbiotic asexual reproduction behaviour biochemical Biol body brooding Calliactis Calliactis parasitica catch tentacles cells clonal clones cnidae cnidarians coelenteric coelenteric fluid coelenteron column concentration Condylactis contraction corals decrease diameter digestion ectoderm effect eggs Ellington endodermal energetic energy enzymes feeding Figure fission genetic genotypic growth rates H.lineata habitats Haliplanella lineata hermaphroditism host increase individuals ingested intertidal invertebrates juveniles larvae lipid M.senile Mariscal mesenteries mesoglea metabolism Metridium senile mucus muscles nematocysts nudibranchs O₂ oral disc Ottaway Oviparous oxygen consumption Pantin parthenogenesis photosynthesis planktonic populations predators prey capture protein pulchella respiration response salinity Sassaman and Mangum sea anemones seawater Sebens sexual Shick species specimens sublittoral substrates symbiotic temperature tentacular tissue uptake Urticina Van-Praët weight Zamer zooxanthellae