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Anthopleura xanthogrammica
Giant Green Anemone
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 1210 1621 (2010-12-21)Copyright © 2010 Ron Wolf
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date of photo Aug 6, 2005
location
Fitzgerald Marine Preserve. Moss Beach (San Mateo County, California, US)family
Actiniidae
order
Actiniaria
class Anthozoa
habitat intertidalnotes Several species of anemone bury most of the polyp in sand or gravel, leaving only the tentacles exposed, but the Giant Green Anemone isn't one of them. Sometimes, storms along the coast will kick up and redeposit sand, gravel and other detritis, burying intertidal inhabitants, which is what happened here.camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel, 100mm macro, f/10, 1/25 sec.
photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other
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Giant Green Anemone (photographer)
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