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A moonglow anemone fully open in a sandy channel between dark rocks, its broad pale disc ringed with banded tentacles and its column buried in rippled, sunlit sand.

Moonglow Anemone (Anthopleura artemisia): The Buried Anemone of Sand and Rock Seams

Moonglow anemone (Anthopleura artemisia) species profile: the gravel-coated anemone that buries its column in sediment beneath rocks, and how to find it.

Dr. Mara Ellison · September 26, 2026

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