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Story: Corals, anemones and jellyfish

Exploring rock pools

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Two children crouched over a rock pool

A good place to find sea anemones is in rock pools like this one at Pukerua Bay, north of Wellington. Anemones favour the shade, and are commonly found anchored under ledges or pressed into crevices.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1996/1254/28a-F

by Ross Giblin

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Dennis Gordon, Corals, anemones and jellyfish – Cnidaria – the nettle animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4723/exploring-rock-pools (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Dennis Gordon, published 2 March 2009, updated 26 September 2016.