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pl23_fish4612.jpg

A large green sea anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) with a mussel shellnear its feeding orifice

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Description

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.

Photographer

Dr. Dwayne Meadows

Location

California, Bodega Bay area

Collection

Fisheries

NOAA Affiliation

NOAA

NMFS

OPR

Keywords

Fisheries Habitat

Rocky Coast