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Story: Corals, anemones and jellyfish

Sea anemones (1st of 6)

Sea anemones

Some of the most attractive of New Zealand’s anemones are the jewel anemones (Corynactis australis). These ones have a pink body and transparent tentacles with bright pink tips. The creatures are usually found growing in dense colonies around the coast.

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Department of Conservation
Reference: 10050211
Photograph by Kathy Walls

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Dennis Gordon. 'Corals, anemones and jellyfish', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/corals-anemones-and-jellyfish/2/6/1