Mesmerized by this scarlet seafloor stunner ❤️💫
This brightly colored anemone, in the order Actiniaria, was captured on camera at a depth of 586 meters (1,922 feet). Along the muddy seafloor, these amazingly adaptable animals often serve as shelter for shrimp, amphipods, and even some fish species. The flat ocean floor, known as the abyssal plain, is one of the planet's largest and least understood habitats. These muddy plains support a dazzling diversity of life, including sponges, anemones, crabs, and sea stars (all of which appear in this video). This captivating cast of characters depends on the organic matter that falls from the ocean's surface above or drifts by in the currents. Far from the isolated and stable ecosystems that most people imagine when they think of the deep seafloor, the landscape of this vast ecosystem is diverse and dynamic.
