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  • This is an adult Epiactis japonica sea anemone surrounded by juvenile. Normally flattened, an anemone of this species adopts a raised configuration and bends to produce a fold or groove, into which the adult deposits embryos via its mouth. During this process, the anemone moves it mouth in a circle, depositing offspring as it revolves. Initially, the groove may cover the offspring in part or full. As time goes on, the groove disappears and the young are exposed, as seen here.
    epiactis-japonica-sea-anemone-japan-...tif
  • Anemone hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) capturing and eating a mollusk. This hermit crab has a symbiotic relationship with anemones. The crab attaches anemones to the shell it lives in and transfers the anemones when it grows larger and changes shells. The anemones provide defence against predators like octopuses. It is possible that transfer of shells took place after this photograph was taken.
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  • This is an adult Epiactis japonica sea anemone surrounded by juvenile. Normally flattened, an anemone of this species adopts a raised configuration for reproduction. It bends to produce a fold or groove, into which the adult deposits embryos via its mouth. During this process, the anemone moves it mouth in a circle, depositing offspring as it revolves. Initially, the groove may cover the offspring in part or full. As time goes on, the groove disappears and the young are exposed, as seen here.
    epiactis-japonica-sea-anemone-japan-...tif
  • This is a pair of leopard anemone shrimp (Izucaris masudai) on their host Nemanthus sp. anemone. The larger of the two is the female. First described in Japan in 1999, this species is called ayatori-kakure-ebi in Japanese..
    izucaris-masudai-leopard-anemone-shr...tif
  • This is a large Cerianthus filiformis tube anemone. This species is most often seen with purple coloration. The common name in Japanese is murasaki-hanaginchaku, with the word murasaki meaning purple. This individual was white with yellow tentacle tips. Photographed in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
    cerianthus-filiformis-tube-anemone-j...tif
  • Pretty pink anemonefish with mouth open
    pink-anemonefish-amphiprion-peridera...tif
  • This is a harlequin crab (Lissocarcinus laevis) comfortably ensconced in a tube anemone.
    lissocarcinus-laevis-harlequin-crab-...tif
  • Larva of a tube anemone. This free-swimming gelatinous animal was about 1cm in size, encountered while blackwater diving in Palau.
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  • These spider crabs are relatively common throughout Southeast Asia. They resemble another type of undescribed Oncinopus sp., which is hairy and are commonly referred to as orangutan crabs (often incorrectly identified as Achaeus japonicus, which is a different species). These crabs do not have hair, however. They appear spongy, ranging from pale red to yellow in color. In addition, their eyes are white, whereas the eyes of orangutan crabs are red. These crabs also tend to be out in the open, while orangutan crabs are most often found in association with bubble coral or anemones. The stance, demeanor and gait of these crabs remind me of King Kong, hence my nickname for them, King Kong crabs.
    undescribed-oncinopus-crab-king-kong...tif
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