Sea pansy

The sea pansy is a colonial cnidarian native to warm continental shelf waters of the Western Hemisphere. It is frequently found washed ashore on northeast Florida beaches following northeasterly winds or rough surf conditions. It also can often be found living intertidally completely buried in the sand. Its predator is the striped sea slug, Armina tigrina.

Sea pansy

The sea pansy is a colonial cnidarian native to warm continental shelf waters of the Western Hemisphere. It is frequently found washed ashore on northeast Florida beaches following northeasterly winds or rough surf conditions. It also can often be found living intertidally completely buried in the sand. Its predator is the striped sea slug, Armina tigrina.