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Old 06-22-2009, 03:29 AM
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Originally Posted by trilinearmipmap View Post
Agreed but I thought anemones didn't have a lifespan, they just live indefinitely and keep splitting.
I don't think anemones are immortal. At some point the "mother's" cellular structure will degrade to the point of being unable to repair itself. I stand to be corrected, but it is akin to plant propagation by cutting off a scion from a mature tree and then planting the scion to create a separate tree. The "mother" tree will eventually die as it goes through its life cycle and the scion tree will outlive its "mother" but it too will eventually die.
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