| Venus flytrap sea anemone | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Family: | Actinoscyphiidae |
| Genus: | Actinoscyphia |
| Species: | A. aurelia
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| Binomial name | |
| Actinoscyphia aurelia (Stephenson, 1918)[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Actinernus aurelia Stephenson, 1918[2] | |
The Venus flytrap sea anemone (Actinoscyphia aurelia) is a large sea anemone that superficially resembles a Venus flytrap. It closes its tentacles to capture prey or to protect itself. It is a deep ocean species.
- ^ a b van der Land, Jacob (2012). "Actinoscyphia aurelia (Stephenson, 1918)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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