Anemone and Worms: September 20, 2015

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana Download larger version (mp4, 14.6 MB).

 

Seen at 1,500 meters (4,920 feet) depth during the 2015 Hohonu Moana: Exploring Deep Waters off Hawaiʻi expedition, this (rather large!) sea anemone measured nearly 30 centimeters (1 foot) across.

As an added bonus for #WormWednesday, it was covered in scale worms.