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Anthopleura elegantissima
Aggregating Anemone
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 0807 1749 (2007-08-29)Copyright © 2007 Ron Wolf
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date of photo Feb 16, 2007
location
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. Moss Beach. (San Mateo County, California, US)family
Actiniidae
order
Actiniaria
class Anthozoa
habitat Low intertidal zonenotes This polyp is a 'scout' or 'warrior' that lives at the edge of a colony of genetically identical individuals. When threatened by a polyp from an adjacent colony, it inflates its acrorhagi, the outer row of specialized white tentacles. The acrorhagi, normally not seen, are defensive stinging cells, that are not used to gather food, only to fend off intrusions by the neighbors. This photo shows a very excited scout in full fighting mode.camera Canon 20D, 100mm macro, f/22, 0.8 sec.
photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other
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Aggregating Anemone (photographer)
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