Kōrero: Corals, anemones and jellyfish

Exploring rock pools

Exploring rock pools

A good place to find sea anemones is in rock pools like this one at Pukerua Bay, north of Wellington. Anemones favour the shade, and are commonly found anchored under ledges or pressed into crevices.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP/1996/1254/28a-F
Photograph by Ross Giblin

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Dennis Gordon, 'Corals, anemones and jellyfish - Cnidaria – the nettle animals', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/4723/exploring-rock-pools (accessed 29 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Dennis Gordon, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006, updated 26 Sep 2016