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How are sea anemone capable of moving?

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A sea anemone is capable of changing its shape dramatically. The column and tentacles have longitudinal, transverse and diagonal sheets of muscle and can lengthen and contract, as well as bend and twist. read more

It’s sort of axiomatic among recreational aquarists that a moving anemone is an unhappy anemone. An exception to this is reproduction by movement. The aggregating anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima) clones itself by crawling in two opposing directions until it pulls itself apart, resulting in two new individuals. read more

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