Anemone Id help

[cali9dub]

Anyone know what kind of nem this is ?? Possibly a s. gigantea ?? Thanks !

 

[humphreyhh]

Yep. Looks like gigantea to me.


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[D-Nak]

I'm going with S. helianthus but it's hard to tell.

That's not at AC is it?

 

[cali9dub]

I'm going with S. helianthus but it's hard to tell.

That's not at AC is it?

Yes it is. The one pointed tentacle is throwing towards what you said, plus the coloring is odd. I guess it's 4-5" or so which also puts it in that ballpark. All the helianthus I had seen have been brown or yellow though as opposed to green.

 

[cali9dub]

It had tan verrucae so I’m pretty sure it’s a sun anemone. I’m still looking for a gig or mertens. Trying to replace mine I lost in hurricane Irma. Got one from LA but it didn’t make it and haven’t seen any since. Still looking ��

 

[D-Nak]

Hmmm... I'm somewhat surprised that they'd get a Caribbean anemone.

The verrucae look brown which is why I think helianthus. Also, the tentacles are evenly spaced versus rows (sometimes it looks like a row of 3 tentacles then a space) in gigantea.

 

[cali9dub]

Hmmm... I'm somewhat surprised that they'd get a Caribbean anemone.

The verrucae look brown which is why I think helianthus. Also, the tentacles are evenly spaced versus rows (sometimes it looks like a row of 3 tentacles then a space) in gigantea.

Invoice says Indonesia but with tan verrucae I'd say it got lumped in with "œassorted carpet anemones"

 

[pfan151]

I’d guess helianthus as well. Would be easier to tell with white light. Gigs don’t have the random tentacles that are white like that.