anemone ID

I'm gonna have to agree with CoralReefer on this one. Flower/Rock's don't have a big oral disk. They're eflat unless they freak out and roll into a ball. LTA or corkscrews do.....Even when feeding my flower, the edges curl up around the food but they still stay relatively flat.

 

Epicystis crucifer with curled edges similar to the one in question from WWM.

 

wish I could see the base of it.

I still think corkscrew.

lta/corkscrew




rock/flower




Yaisel's pic

 

not to come off as being an arse but... are you blind??? there are no tentacles on the oral disk! they are AROUND IT. Macrodactyla Doreensis (LTA) has tentacles on the disk!

The pic in question DOES NOT have tentacles on the disk.

 

well....... I wasn't wearing my glasses and I still knew that wasn''t a rock/flower anemonne. I did find out we were BOTH wrong! If were gonna go WWM, then here ya go. The pic should be up tomorrow......


Long Tentacle/Corkscrew Anemone (Macrodactyla doreensis)

Sebae/Leather Anemone (Heteractis crispa)



hmmmm maybe I was right....



-------- Original Message --------
From: linda irby <cuttingras@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 12:54 PM
To: crew@wetwebmedia.com
Subject: Re: Anemone ID without Image - 6/14/08


Hello!
<Hallo Linda!>
I've been coming here as the final say for a few years now and here's one for ya! Y'all will be the final say on what type of anemone this is. I say LTA/corkscrew my friend says rock/flower. Help, Please. This is turning into an all out war. LOL.. I'm sorry, I couldn't attach it, I had to insert into the email.
<Sorry to say we aren't equipped to take inserted images. Any way you can attach it? I'm afraid my answer would be very arbitrary without an image!>
How do I find out if you have answered this question?
<With a personal response in your email inbox!>
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
<No problem, try and send us that picture as an attachment!>
Linda
<Benjamin>


Hey Benjamin!
<Linda>
Thanks so much, for the VERY quick reply!
<30 minutes, or the pizza is free....wait, wrong job!>
I figured it out and I've attached the picture. I hope you can see it.
<Loud and clear! Looks to me like you have a splendid specimen there, I would guess a Macrodactyla spp. or perhaps a Heteractis crispa or aurora- although the absense of tentacles on the oral disc is a bit flummoxing. Anemones are awfully hard to identify, and taking them to the species level is best left to experts. The term 'rock anemone' is a fair colloquialism used to describe anemones of several families, as well as those that may come with live rock or corals hidden behind. This anemone, however, is possessing a large enough column and foot that I think we can safely put it in one of the specific groups of anemones above mentioned.>
Linda
<Benjamin>








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