April 26, 2021: Anemone

This anemone was spotted on an otherwise empty, sedimented seafloor during a dive in Keathley Canyon at a depth of 2,130 meters (6,988 feet) as part of the Exploration of the Gulf of Mexico 2014.

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Exploration of the Gulf of Mexico 2014. Download larger version (jpg, 1.3 MB).

This anemone was spotted on an otherwise empty, sedimented seafloor during a dive in Keathley Canyon at a depth of 2,130 meters (6,988 feet) as part of the Exploration of the Gulf of Mexico 2014.