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| Found deep in the Pacific Ocean , these newly discovered sea anemones may help researchers to better understand how humans drive global-scale ecological change. Credit: Kevin Fitzsimons, University Relations. |
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| Anthosactis pearseae , a newly discovered species of sea anemone, are barely bigger than a human molar. The angled tip of the tweezers that the four anemones are shown against is about 2 centimeters (0.7 inches) long. Credit: Kevin Fitzsimons, University Relations. |
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| Marine biology expert Meg Daly holds a small vial in which she keeps specimens of Anthosactis pearseae , a newly discovered species of sea anemone. The preserved anemones in Daly 's laboratory are the first species of sea anemone ever found living on a dead whale at the bottom of the sea. Daly and graduate student Luciana Gusmão, left, describe the creature in the Journal of Natural History . Credit: Kevin Fitzsimons, University Relations. |
