Phlyctenactis

ECOL306 field trip Kaikoura Peninsula Canterbury New Zealand

ECOL306 field trip Kaikoura Peninsula Canterbury New Zealand

ECOL306 field trip Kaikoura Peninsula Canterbury New Zealand

Well, a rear view anyway. My first close encounter of the wandering kind. Found at low tide (about an hour after low tide), on a stone in the surf. Kidnapped and transferred to a rockpool for the photo shoot.

Well, a rear view anyway. My first close encounter of the wandering kind. Found at low tide (about an hour after low tide), on a stone in the surf. Kidnapped and transferred to a rockpool for the photo shoot.

Well, a rear view anyway. My first close encounter of the wandering kind. Found at low tide (about an hour after low tide), on a stone in the surf. Kidnapped and transferred to a rockpool for the photo shoot.

Well, a rear view anyway. My first close encounter of the wandering kind. Found at low tide (about an hour after low tide), on a stone in the surf. Kidnapped and transferred to a rockpool for the photo shoot.

Well, a rear view anyway. My first close encounter of the wandering kind. Found at low tide (about an hour after low tide), on a stone in the surf. Kidnapped and transferred to a rockpool for the photo shoot.

Well, a rear view anyway. My first close encounter of the wandering kind. Found at low tide (about an hour after low tide), on a stone in the surf. Kidnapped and transferred to a rockpool for the photo shoot.

Photo by Ian Nilsson

One of 3 I saw on my snorkel.

Interesting to watch the way the body contracted and expanded as it moved.

Interesting to watch the way the body contracted and expanded as it moved.

Interesting to watch the way the body contracted and expanded as it moved.

Interesting to watch the way the body contracted and expanded as it moved.