Anthopleura artemisia

Burrowing anemone:

Burrowing anemone (Anthopleura artemisia): This is one of those species with two equally well-deserved names: the moonglow anemone, because of its amazingly pretty white bands on the tentacles, and the burrowing anemone, because it is normally attached to a rock that is buried in the sand. Only the tentacles stick out of the sand, and the anemone can retract itself down whenever necessary. Giant nudibranch (Dendronotus iris) is a predator of this anemone.

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References

Weblinks

• WoRMS page for Anthopleura artemisia

• WoRMS Page for Anthopleura artemisia
• Search Arctos Database for Anthopleura artemisia (Southeast only)
• Search Arctos Database for Anthopleura artemisia (entire database)
• Encyclopedia of Life search for Anthopleura artemisia
• iNaturalist Observations for Anthopleura artemisia in Southeast Alaska

Other References

• Lamb Hanby 2005

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