A reef-dwelling anemone, belonging to a species of the
family Edwardsiidae, was observed on Creach Reef while
attempting to feed on a nudibranch of the species
Nembrotha lineolata Bergh, 1905 (family Polyceridae).
On discovery, the nudibranch was ingested from its tail to
gills (Fig. 1a) with the sea anemone’s mouth protruding
around the nudibranch. The nembrothid was stretching its
body and reaching in the direction of the sandy substrate
(Fig. 1b–c). Meanwhile, the actininarian’s tentacles
touched the nudibranch, making it flinch upon contact
before continuing to stretch. Eventually, the nembrothid
managed to pull itself free, leaving behind a thick mucus
trail (Fig. 1d), while visually appearing unharmed
(Fig. 1e). Subsequently, the anemone’s oral disc slowly
retracted. The total observation time was about 7 min
(Fig. 1a–e).