Carpet Anemones (Stichodactyla haddoni)
The carpet anemone lives singly, in the shallow waters of the Indo Pacific and Red Sea. These anemone serve as “hosts” for many types of Clownfish. Carpet anemone have a very potent sting and may harm other corals living nearby.
(those pictured here illuminated with a black light.)
(photo via: GBIF; by Meredith A. Lane)
(via: NSF Science 360)
![A pair of Maroon clownfish (Premnas biaculeatus) trying to attack my camera~ =]
These guys are the most aggressive anemone fish, but that also made them a good photo subject cause they often come towards the camera rather than shy away.
Waha Bay, Wangi-Wangi Island, Wakatobi.
Photo by me (Lyra)](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99dpxcqXM1rrl8y5o1_500.jpg)
A pair of Maroon clownfish (Premnas biaculeatus) trying to attack my camera~ =]
These guys are the most aggressive anemone fish, but that also made them a good photo subject cause they often come towards the camera rather than shy away.
Waha Bay, Wangi-Wangi Island, Wakatobi.
Photo by me (Lyra)
magicalnaturetour: “Neptune’s Secret Garden”
Tide pools with Green Anemones (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) and Ochre Stars (Pisaster ochraceus), near Cannon Beach, Oregon
(photo: Gary Loveless)
TAKE ME THERE!
Giant Green Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica)
If A. xanthogrammica is exposed to proper amounts of sunlight, it can appear bright green when submerged under water.
When not submerged, it appears dark green or brown. This is because the anemone tends to close up and “droop” and its now exposed column is actually dark green and slightly brown, but the hidden tentacles and oral disk are bright green.
Photosynthetic algae, zoochlorellae, and the dinoflagellates, zooxanthellae, live in epidermis and tissue of the gut of A. xanthogrammica forming a symbiotic relationship. This relationship can provide nutrients to the anemone via photosynthesis and contribute to the bright green color of the oral disk and tentacles…
(read more: Wikipedia) (photo: Stan Stebs)
Can I have one for Christmas?
Related to my previous post… MARINE INVERTEBRATES PANCAKE!!!
OH MY GOD
SEA URCHIN!!
I’m just in an very good mood today~ My research (the anemone fragmenting one) had been given a green light by my professors. And now I have around one month to prepare to present the proposal to the department.
Gosh. I’m scared. Wish me luck?
And here a poledancing Sherlock to celebrate~ =]
Euphylia paradivisa also known as frogspawn branching coral. I thought this was an anemone at first but it’s actually a coral with long tentacles as all of the Euphylia genus have.
Différents exemples d’anémones de mer
from The royal natural history (1893), illustration - Giacomo Merculiano
Okay, so i Have a research project to artificially fragment Anemones. When I first agree to do this it sound pretty simple and easy. I goes around like this:
1. Get an anemone.
2. Let it acclimatize in aquarium for around 1 week.
3. Cut it into 2 equal parts.
4. Put it back to the aquarium and let it regrow for 1-3 months.
So earlier today I did the cutting part…and it was HORRIFIC.
First the knife that is used to cut is a KITCHEN KNIFE. Why you ask? Cause the scalpel in the dissecting kit is RUSTY and the scissors were dull! So I have to use a friggin CLEAVER!
And the you would think an anemone is easy to cut right? Afterall it was so soft an squishy right?
It buckled HARD when you start to cut and it was so squishy and slimy the knife can’t seem to make a slicing or cutting.
And when the knife finally can make an incision the squishing and squelching sound as the knife cut through the main body doesn’t help either…
I’m going to need an orange shock blanket… >.<
![Stychodactyla haddoni or Haddon’s carpet anemone. Aquarium specimen taken with pocket camera with the macro feature.
Pretty little thing~ =]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1387cnb6r1rrl8y5o1_500.jpg)
Stychodactyla haddoni or Haddon’s carpet anemone. Aquarium specimen taken with pocket camera with the macro feature.
Pretty little thing~ =]
