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December 13, 2021: Sea Anemone

All tube anemones have an elongated body and two crowns of non-branched tentacles. Longer tentacles are arranged at the edge of the tube anemone’s oral disc while shorter tentacles surround the mouth. This image, taken at a depth of 355 meters (1,165 feet) during a dive to explore a previously unexplored region of the Scotian Shelf as part of the Deep Connections 2019: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts of the United States and Canada expedition, provides a beautiful close view of the inner set of tentacles.

Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Deep Connections 2019. Download larger version (jpg, 801 KB).

All tube anemones have an elongated body and two crowns of non-branched tentacles. Longer tentacles are arranged at the edge of the tube anemone’s oral disc while shorter tentacles surround the mouth. This image, taken at a depth of 355 meters (1,165 feet) during a dive to explore a previously unexplored region of the Scotian Shelf as part of the Deep Connections 2019: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts of the United States and Canada expedition, provides a beautiful close view of the inner set of tentacles.