Tube-dwelling anemone, Pachycerianthus solitarius, at night from the Mediterranean Sea.


A common species of anemone found in the Mediterranean Sea. Anemones filter the water with their long tentacles for small planktonic crustaceans to feed on and transport into their mouth opening.


Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Golden Bay, Malta
Photo credit: © Rasmus Loeth Petersen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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