The ornately colored sea anemone (uh-NEM-uh-nee) is named after the equally flashy terrestrial anemone flower. A close relative of coral and jellyfish ... alliance with clownfish, which are ...

Combing through coffee table books on sea ... a clownfish of the species Amphiprion percula—introduced millions of children around the world to a wondrous tropical ecosystem: the coral reef ...

Read about different competitive relationships on the reef ... tiny algae gardens, clownfish take up residence among the tentacles of one of two species of sea anemones. They aggressively defend ...

The variety of life found on coral reefs attracts some of the ocean’s deadliest predators ... of commensalism - a relationship between two species where one benefits and the other is left unharmed.

And the clown fish live in the sea anemones, so they're protected ... A wider view of the coral reef room at Horizon Elementary in Eastern Passage. (Dave Laughlin/CBC) But the highlight for ...

In the crevices of the corals, search for reef fish, butterflyfish, pufferfish, anemones and their resident clownfish ... sea life – though others found this a bit unnatural. To reach the Coral ...