33 — Oulactis muscosa

Oulactis muscosa, Pilot Bay,
Mt. Maunganui, 23/9/16.

Speckled camouflage anemone Oulactis muscosa * Pilot Bay, Mt. Maunganui. They like similar habitat to the closely related giant shore anemone (O. magna), but they prefer calmer, more sheltered waters.

* (Drayton in Dana, 1846)



























































More info: 

https://shapeandtheidea.wordpress.com/2015/10/14/speckled-anemone/