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A large green sea anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) with a mussel shellnear its feeding orifice.The sea anemone will ingest the mussel, absorb ediblematerials, and excrete the shell through the same orifice. (Image credit: Dr. Dwayne Meadows)
Photographer
Dr. Dwayne Meadows
Location
California, Bodega Bay area
Collection
Fisheries
NOAA Affiliation
NOAA
NMFS
OPR
Keywords
Fisheries Habitat
Rocky Coast