Painted Anemone

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Distinctive markings on a Painted Anemone, Urticina grebelnyi, show why it is sometimes referred to as the Christmas Anemone.
Painted Anemone among other invertebrate life near Telegraph Cove, BC.
Painted Anemone on old wharf piling remnants.
Large Painted Anemone, Urticina grebelnyi, with long outstretched tentacles.
Large Painted Anemone, Urticina grebelnyi, with long outstretched tentacles.
Closeup of large Painted Anemone, Urticina grebelnyi, showing its mouthparts.
Painted Anemone on Argonaut Wharf piling in Campbell River.
Painted Anemone on Argonaut Wharf piling in Campbell River.
It's not hard to see why these anemone are called Painted Anemone. There is a large variety of colour morphs present.
Painted Anemone, which are sometimes called Tealia Anemone, deep in Seymour Narrows north of Campbell River.
Painted Anemone, which are sometimes called Tealia Anemone, scattered over the rocks deep in Seymour Narrows north of Campbel...
Painted Anemone and other invertebrate life covering the rocks in Drury Inlet, BC.
Painted Anemone and other invertebrate life covering the rocks in Drury Inlet, BC.
Painted Anemone and other invertebrate life covering the rocks in Drury Inlet, BC.
Painted Anemone among Bryozoans on the British Columbia coast.
Painted Anemone among Bryozoans on the British Columbia coast.
Painted Anemone in tidal swept inlet on the coast of British Columbia.
Painted Anemone in tidal swept inlet on the coast of British Columbia.
Painted Anemone in tidal swept inlet on the coast of British Columbia.
Distinctive markings on a Painted Anemone, Urticina grebelnyi.
Painted Anemone in tidal swept inlet on the coast of British Columbia.
Painted Anemone, Urticina grebelnyi, with Tube worms in a narrow current swept passage in British Columbia.
Painted Anemone sometimes blanket the rocks in current swept locations along the coast of British Columbia
Painted Anemone and encrusting sponges make a vibrant pallette of colour.
A group of Painted Anemone with some white Plumose Anemone deep in Quatsino Narrows on the north end of Vancouver Island.