Corynactis californica Anemones Cover the Wreck of the HMCS Yukon in San Diego

Corynactis californica anemones carpet substructure of the Wreck of the HMCS Yukon in San Diego. The shipwrecks of Wreck Alley are a great place to see vast expanses of rainbow-hued Corynactis anemones. Deliberately sunk in 2000 as part of San Diego's Wreck Alley to form an artifical reef, the HMCS Yukon is a 366-foot-long former Canadian destroyer. It is encrusted with a variety of invertebrate life, including Cornyactis anemones which provide much of the color seen here. California, USA, Corynactis californica, natural history stock photograph, photo id 39471
Corynactis californica anemones carpet substructure of the Wreck of the HMCS Yukon in San Diego. The shipwrecks of Wreck Alley are a great place to see vast expanses of rainbow-hued Corynactis anemones. Deliberately sunk in 2000 as part of San Diego's Wreck Alley to form an artifical reef, the HMCS Yukon is a 366-foot-long former Canadian destroyer. It is encrusted with a variety of invertebrate life, including Cornyactis anemones which provide much of the color seen here. California, USA

This image is featured in: Corynactis Californica, the Strawberry "Anemone", California's only Corallimorph

Species: Strawberry anemone, Corynactis californica
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 39471
Format: Digital 1:1
Keywords: artificial reef, california, san diego, scuba, shipwreck, underwater, wreck, wreck alley
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