#urticina

[snototter]

A fish-eating anemone (Urticina piscivora) in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California, USA

by NOAA/Chad King

[saritawolf]

Fish-eating Anemone (Urticina piscivora) (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost

[colorsoutofearth]

A close up portrait of the mouth and oral disc of a rose anemone (Urticina piscivora)

Photo by Shane Gross

[cephalogodess]

Beautiful reds: 

Pacific blood star (Henricia leviuscula)

White spotted rose anemone (Urticina eques)

Salt Creek, Washington

[crochetbabe]

crochet sea anemones!

From top right to bottom right to the left: 

Fish Eating Anemone, Urticina piscivora

Giant Green Anemone, Anthopleura xanthogrammica

Aggregating Anemone, Anthopleura elegantissima 

Watermelon Bubble-Tip Anemone, Entacmaea quadricolor

I’ve seen all of these species while scuba diving in the cold waters near Seattle, Washington except for the Watermelon Bubble-Tip anemone which lives in tropical waters :)  

My Sea Creatures Page on Etsy

[cephalogodess]

Fish Eating Anemone Details

Urticina piscivora

April 2019, Salt Creek Washington

Photography by me, Taryn Gustafson :) 

[cephalogodess]

Today on my dive I found a beautiful rainbow of anemone species! Featuring  aggregate anemones, plumose anemones, painted anemones and other Urticinas!

Edmonds Marine Park, Washington USA

December 2018

[cephalogodess]

Urticina grebelnyi

Alki Cove 2

Washington