Parasitic zoanthid anemones cover and encrust and overwhelm a golden gorgonian, Catalina Head.
Species: Luminescent parazoanthid, Zoanthid anemone, Parazoanthus lucificum, Savalia lucifica
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37293
Lat/Long: 33.42207, -118.51499 (Coordinates: 33° 25' 19.47" N, 118° 30' 53.96" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Species: Luminescent parazoanthid, Zoanthid anemone, Parazoanthus lucificum, Savalia lucifica
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 37293
Lat/Long: 33.42207, -118.51499 (Coordinates: 33° 25' 19.47" N, 118° 30' 53.96" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: anemone, animal, animalia, anthozoa, california, catalina, catalina head, catalina island, channel islands, cnidaria, coral, eagle rock, environment, gorgonian, hexacorallia, invertebrate, landscape, luminescent parazoanthid, marine invertebrate, muricea fruticosa, nature, ocean, oceans, outdoors, outside, pacific, parazoanthus lucificum, savalia lucifica, scene, scenery, scenic, sea fan, seascape, soft coral, underwater, underwater landscape, usa, wildlife, xoanthid, xooanthid, zoantharia, zoanthid, zoanthid anemone, zoanthidea, zooanthid
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