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Brooding Anemone

Brooding Anemone, Epiactis lisbethae.

Colourful, and plentiful in some places along the coast, Brooding anemone are most likely found clinging to Kelp stalks in higher current areas.  Once believed to be the same species as Epiactis prolifera, they are now recognized as a separate species with distinct differences. The females of this species protect their young which is not a common trait among anemone. After hatching inside her body the larval anemone exit out her mouth and make their way down and attach on the body column under the tentacles. They grow there for several months under the protection of the stinging tips.  There can be several hundred babies at a time on a single mother and are all the same age/size.


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Proliferating Anemone Kelp
Brooding Anemone growing on kelp stalks in Browning Pass.
Single Brooding Anemone on Kelp stalk.
Brooding Anemone, Epiactus lisbethae, on their preferred home of a kelp stalk.
Closeup of a Brooding Anemone, Epiactus lisbethae, on a kelp stalk.
Brooding Anemone, Epiactus lisbethae, with a few babies that have seperated from the parent.
Small Brooding Anemone on Kelp Stalk.
Brooding Anemone, Epiactus lisbethae, on their preferred home of a kelp stalk.
Brooding Anemone, Epiactus lisbethae, and small Plumose Anemone on kelp on Hunt Rock near Port Hardy, BC
Brooding Anemone, Epiactus lisbethae, and small Plumose Anemone on kelp on Hunt Rock near Port Hardy, BC