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A pom pom anemone (Liponema brevicornis) atop a small ledge

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Description

A pom pom anemone (Liponema brevicornis) atop a small ledge. This is a verylarge, pink anemone that looks just like the common name, a pom pom.Unlike other anemones, its mouth (oral disk) is underneath it and the anemone is not attached. Instead, this anemone is like a tumbleweed.

Credit

Ed Bowlby, NOAA/Olympic Coast NMS; NOAA/OAR/Office of Ocean Exploration

Location

Washington, Olympic Coast NMS

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Life in the Deep Sea
Some Other Deep Sea Bottom Dwellers

Keywords

Ocean Exploration
Invertebrates