escape 84 Posted March 28, 2012 [flickrvideo]6876570018[/flickrvideo] I thought sea apple feeds primarily on plankton but this one feeding fish! footage taken in Ambon, Indonesia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leslie 0 Posted March 28, 2012 You're half right - sea apples do feed on plankton and half wrong - it's not a sea apple. Those are echinoderms - holothuroids in the genera Paracucumaria and Pseudocolochirus. The critter in your video is a sea anemone in the family Actinodendronidae, possibly Actinostephanus haeckeli. The two images at the bottom are of haeckeli - http://web.nhm.ku.edu/inverts/adorian/actinodendronidae.htm Actinodendronid anemones have really powerful nematocysts and as you saw, are quite capable of catching fish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
escape 84 Posted March 28, 2012 Thanks a lot Leslie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
