An anemone (probably Pachycerianthus sp.), a tube anemone that has two sets of tentacles, one encircling the mouth and another much longer around the

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An anemone (probably Pachycerianthus sp.), a tube anemone that has two sets of tentacles, one encircling the mouth and another much longer around the edge of the disc. Tube anemones live in sand-encrusted mucous tubes on soft sediments such as mud sea floors, like this one found in a secluded bay. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

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Keywords: actinian, anemone, anemones, auscape, buried, ceriantharia, cerianthidae, filter-feeders, hermaphrodites, invertebrates, marine, mark, nocturnal, protandric, sand, spencer, tentacles, tube, tube-dwelling