Pink sea anemone with long, slender tentacles on a black background.

Venus Flytrap Sea Anemone

Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2025 Beyond the Blue. Download larger version (jpg, 396 KB).

A venus flytrap sea anemone (Actinoscyphia sp.) observed on the twelfth dive of the Papahānaumokuākea ROV and Mapping expedition. It was found on the top of a dead glass sponge (Walteria sp.) at 2,366 meters (7,763 feet).