White plumose anemone (side) (IMAGE)

University of British Columbia

White plumose anemone (side)

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University of British Columbia botanists have discovered parasites thought only to infect tropical coral reefs in a large variety of creatures in cold marine ecosystems—including the white plumose anemone.

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Patrick Keeling, University of British Columbia.

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