In situ images of asexual reproduction of Stichodactyla mertensii on an inshore reef near Thuwal, Saudi Arabia A the parent S. mertensii individual, with two Amphiprion bicinctus symbionts B top view of the parent individual (left, with anemonefish) and newly forming anemone bud (right) C anemonefish recruit (circled) in newly forming anemone bud D cross section of the reef rockwork, showing the column of the anemone from where the new fragmentation branches.

 
 
  Part of: Bennett-Smith MF, Justo MS, Berumen ML, Peixoto R, Titus BM (2022) Novel in situ observations of asexual reproduction in the carpet sea anemone, Stichodactyla mertensii (Stichodactylidae, Actiniaria). ZooKeys 1103: 57-63. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1103.84415