Aggregating Anemone Photos, Anthopleura elegantissima

Photos of Anthopleura elegantissima, Aggregating anemone
Aggregating anemone opens its arms to passing ocean currents in an attempt to snag passing bits of food or unwary prey, Anthopleura elegantissima, Laguna Beach, California
Aggregating anemone detail, Anthopleura elegantissima, San Miguel Island
Anemone mouth, Anthopleura elegantissima, San Miguel Island
Aggregating anemone detail, Anthopleura elegantissima, San Miguel Island
Aggregating anemone, Anthopleura elegantissima, Santa Rosa Island
Aggregating anemone detail, Anthopleura elegantissima, Laguna Beach, California
Aggregating anemone mouth detail, Anthopleura elegantissima, San Miguel Island
Aggregating anemone mouth detail, Anthopleura elegantissima, San Miguel Island
Aggregating anemone mouth detail, Anthopleura elegantissima, San Miguel Island
Red urchin, strawberry anemones and aggregating anemones on rocky California reef, Anthopleura elegantissima, Corynactis californica, Strogylocentrotus franciscanus
Aggregating anemones. Arrayed in a clonal group, all of these anemones are genetically identical. San Nicholas Island, Anthopleura elegantissima
Aggregating anemones. Arrayed in a clonal group, all of these anemones are genetically identical. San Nicholas Island, Anthopleura elegantissima
Aggregating anemones. Arrayed in a clonal group, all of these anemones are genetically identical. San Nicholas Island, Anthopleura elegantissima
Feather duster worm (left) and aggregating sea anemone (right), Anthopleura elegantissima, Eudistylia polymorpha, Santa Barbara Island
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