Plumose Metridium Anemones
Plumose Anemone (Metridium farcimen) These large, fluffy-looking white (or occasionally orange) anemones are often found on OOI infrastructure in shallow coastal waters
May 16, 2023
Tag: Anemone
Unknown Anemone 3
Unknown Anemone 3 This small, orange-hued anemone is quite squat and nearly flat, with short tentacles. It may be of the type
April 21, 2023
Unknown Anemone 2
Unknown Anemone 2 This small anemone was found at Axial Base, inhabiting the soft, pelagic muds. Its body, or column, is short,
April 21, 2023
Unknown Anemone 1
Unknown Anemone 1 This species has been seen clinging to lava rocks on more than a few occasions. It is often pale
April 21, 2023
Pom Pom Anemone
Pom Pom Anemone (Liponema brevicornis) The Pom Pom Anemone actually looks like a pom pom. It has a circular or oblong shaped
April 21, 2023
Deep-Sea Anemone
Deep Sea Anemone (Unknown sp.) Anemones are sessile polyps; they spend most of their lifetime attached to rocks or coral reefs via
April 21, 2023
Venus Flytrap Anemone
Venus Flytrap Anemone (Actinoscyphia sp.) The Venus Flytrap Anemone resembles the carnivorous plant found on land, with short tentacles surrounding a folded,
April 21, 2023
Corallimorph anemone
Corallimorph anemone (Corallimorphus sp.) The corallimorph anemone or mushroom anemones are similar to sea anemones. They lack a calcareous skeleton but also
April 20, 2023