Most of the photos posted to this page were taken with a Canon 20D in an Ikelike housing with TTL connection to an Ikelite DS-125 and an Inon 2000 substrobe. I also use a Sony Cybershot P150 in a Sony housing attached to a Sea & Sea YS-25 via fiberoptic cable.
Friday, January 06, 2006
Spawning Anemone
While diving at Sandy Bottom last night, I came upon a spawning carpet anemone which I believe to be a Hadden's Sea Anemone (Stichodactyla haddoni). The Hadden's is a large anemone (this one only about 50cm), usually found on sandy slopes, with folds at its edge and short, tightly-packed tentacles. Tentacle color is usually green or brown, but sometimes variegated. It has a whitish column with "non-adhesive verrucae" (look that up) in the same color or pinkish.