Burrowing in the Antarctic anemone, Halcampoides sp., from Signy Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
• Main Authors: Ansell, Alan D., Peck, Lloyd S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2000
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Signy Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctica Journal; British Antarctic Survey
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/20376/; https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-0981(00)00232-X

Antarctic anemones of the genus Halcampoides inhabit low intertidal and shallow subtidal zones. They readily burrow into soft sediments following disturbance. The process of re-burying was recorded using time-lapse video in the aquarium of the British Antarctic Survey with specimens of a species col...