A large pompom anemone, a smaller anemone, and brittle stars make the boulder
in the foreground their home. The boulder to rear is colonized by Venus flower
basket glass sponges, brittle stars, and another pompom anemone (
Liponema brevicornis).
Image ID: expl2780, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collect Location: California, Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Is. area Photo Date: 2011 April 22 Credit: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program
