Venus flytrap sea anemone

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Venus flytrap sea anemone

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Actinoscyphiidae
Stephenson, 1920
Genus: Actinoscyphia
Stephenson, 1920

The Venus flytrap sea anemone is a large sea anemone that looks like a Venus flytrap. It closes its tentacles to capture prey or to protect itself.