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(A) Chromosomal organization of ANTP-class homeobox gene arrangement in cnidarian genomes. (B) Syntenic relationship between Exaiptasia pallida, Nematostella vectensis (sea anemone to sea anemone), Acropora millepora (sea anemone to coral), Rhopilema esculentum (sea anemone to jellyfish) and Hydra vulgaris (sea anemone to hydra).

A multiple sequence alignment of AsKC11 and homologous Kunitz-type peptides. AsKC11: snakelocks anemone Anemonia sulcata, a synonym of Anemonia viridis, Uniprot accession number: P0DN15. HCRG1: leathery sea anemone Heteractis crispa, Uniprot accession number: C0HJU6. ShPI-I: sun anemone Stichodactyla helianthus, Uniprot accession number: P31713. APHC1: leathery sea anemone Heteractis crispa, Uniprot accession number: B2G331. APHC3: leathery sea anemone Heteractis crispa, Uniprot accession number: C0HJF3. HCRG21: leathery sea anemone Heteractis crispa, Uniprot accession number: P0DL86. APHC2: leathery sea anemone Heteractis crispa, Uniprot accession number: C0HJF4. InhVJ: leathery sea anemone Heteractis crispa, Uniprot accession number: P0DMJ5. APEKTx1: green aggregating anemone Anthopleura elegantissima, Uniprot accession number: P86862. BPTI: bovine Bos taurus, Uniprot accession number: P00974. Delta-DTX: eastern green mamba Dendroaspis angusticeps, Uniprot accession number: P00982. DTX-K: black mamba Dendroaspis polylepis, Uniprot accession number: P00981. Alpha-DTX: eastern green mamba Dendroaspis angusticeps, Uniprot accession number: P00980. DTX-I: black mamba Dendroaspis polylepis, Uniprot accession number: P00979. Cysteine residues are indicated in red, key residues for K_V channel inhibition are boxed in yellow, key residues for trypsin inhibition are boxed in green.

This particular trial took approximately 1.2 h until splitting was completed. Time presented in hh:mm format. (A) Lybia leptochelis holding an Alicia sp. in one claw the second is vacant. (B) Typical anemone splitting conformation with pedal disc up and oral disc/tentacles down. (C) Stretching of the anemone between both claws and use of front walking legs to tear it down the middle. (D) Tearing of anemone into two. (E) Final strands of anemone tissue are cut with front walking legs. (F) L. leptochelis holding two identical clones of the original Alicia sp. anemone.

(A) Habitat of Anemone; (B) whole plant and flower of Anemone rivularis, taken in the Alpine Botanic Garden of Shangri-La, Yunnan, China; (C) fruit of Anemone, taken by the side of the Ni Yang river, Tibet, China.