sealord > At low water I photographed these withdrawn plumose anemones, Metridium senile, located in a recess of a wall in the Gouliot caves, Sark. These anemones are found at the base of the cave wall whereas the beadlet anemones, Actinia equina, are found higher up the wall as they are on the open seashore.  These plumose anemones probably don't tolerate as well as the beadlet anemones the fast water flow through the cave system so they are found only in recesses and depressions in the cave wall.

Photographed on 12 September 2007.
File No. 120907 896 
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sealord > These three large plumose anemones, Metridium senile, which can have orange or white columns, attach to the side of a pontoon in the Queen Elizabeth 2 marina, St. Peter Port harbour, Guernsey.  They were photographed on 16 August 2005.  More of my images of plumose anemones are in my 'Queen Elizabeth II marina' gallery in the Guernsey marine life category.  See  http://sealord.smugmug.com/gallery/3514775_WSvcQ#102380409
File No. 35-787
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sealord > The nudibranch Polycera faeroensis glides over an ascidian looking for food in the Queen Elizabeth 2 marina, St. Peter Port, Guernsey.  A small orange plumose anemone, Metridium senile, has partially withdrawn its tentacles. Photographed on 26 September 2006
File No. 260906 3635
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sealord > A pair of orange plumose anemones, Metridium senile, photographed in the Queen Elizabeth II marina, St. Peter Port harbour, on Guernsey's east coast. Plumose anemones are plankton eaters. The QE II marina entrance is in the north-east corner of the marina.  The largest plumose anemones live in the south-east corner of the marina where they receive a plentiful supply of plankton when the rising tide floods the marina with fresh seawater from Belle Greve Bay. 
Photographed on 16 August 2005
File No. 17-788
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At low water I photographed these withdrawn plumose anemones, Metridium senile, located in a recess of a wall in the Gouliot caves, Sark. These anemones are found at the base of the cave wall whereas the beadlet anemones, Actinia equina, are found higher up the wall as they are on the open seashore. These plumose anemones probably don't tolerate as well as the beadlet anemones the fast water flow through the cave system so they are found only in recesses and depressions in the cave wall.

Photographed on 12 September 2007.
File No. 120907 896
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > At low water I photographed these withdrawn plumose anemones, Metridium senile, located in a recess of a wall in the Gouliot caves, Sark. These anemones are found at the base of the cave wall whereas the beadlet anemones, Actinia equina, are found higher up the wall as they are on the open seashore.  These plumose anemones probably don't tolerate as well as the beadlet anemones the fast water flow through the cave system so they are found only in recesses and depressions in the cave wall.

Photographed on 12 September 2007.
File No. 120907 896 
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
At low water I photographed these withdrawn plumose anemones, Metridium senile, located in a recess of a wall in the Gouliot caves, Sark. These anemones are found at the base of the cave wall whereas the beadlet anemones, Actinia equina, are found higher up the wall as they are on the open seashore. These plumose anemones probably don't tolerate as well as the beadlet anemones the fast water flow through the cave system so they are found only in recesses and depressions in the cave wall.

Photographed on 12 September 2007.
File No. 120907 896
©RLLord
fishinfo@guernsey.net
See photo in original gallery.

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