Large white tube anemone on the heavily sedimented seafloor seen during the Illuminating Biodiversity in Deep Waters of Puerto Rico 2022 expedition. The tubes of these organisms can extend deep into the sediment (perhaps twice as long as the part above the sediment), providing them a place to escape and making them difficult to sample.
Tube Anemone
Image courtesy of Illuminating Biodiversity in Deep Waters of Puerto Rico 2022.
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Large white tube anemone on the heavily sedimented seafloor seen during the Illuminating Biodiversity in Deep Waters of Puerto Rico 2022 expedition. The tubes of these organisms can extend deep into the sediment (perhaps twice as long as the part above the sediment), providing them a place to escape and making them difficult to sample.