Anemone Id from book picture

[ibmgeek]

Anybody know what kind of anemone this is? I scanned it from The Tetra Encyclopedia of The Marine Aquarium by Dick Mills (The photographer is Heather Angel/Biofotos)

I think its a Macrodactyla Doreensis, but not sure.

Thanks

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Its not a Doreensis..maybe a gigantea or crispa

 

[ibmgeek]

I was thinking Doreensis because of the purple and long tentacles but now that I look at some pictures of Heteractis Crispa it looks very similar in appearance. Now off to do some reseach

Thanks

 

[Ron Popeil]

id be willing to bet that is very much a heteractis magnifica in that picture.

 

[garygb]

I think H. magnifica, too.

 

[Flighty]

+1 magnifica

 

[ibmgeek]

That sucks for me then

Thanks for the suggestions, any more

 

[NirvanaFan]

I was gonna guess magnifica as well.

 

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MAG

 

[Mirror Pond]

Magnifica

 

[ibmgeek]

Thanks for the all the suggestions.

Everything I have read leads me to conclude that magnifica's are out of the question for me, so I think I am going to go with a LTA since they have long tentacles as well and some are purple in color.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

good choice, I love my purple lta, and wouldn't trade it for a million sps frags.