anemone id

[steve_58]

My wife bought this anemone from Petco. She says it was labeled Pink Long Tentacle anemone. is that what it is?

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[Postal]

That's a bubble tip anemone, not a long tentacle. The white lines around the mouth are the biggedt clue.

 

[steve_58]

Cool , thanks.

 

[garygb]

The way to get a definitive id is the column. Long-tentacle anemones have white spots down the colun under the oral disk. Bulb-tip anemones don't have white spots on the column.

 

[phender]

That's a bubble tip anemone, not a long tentacle. The white lines around the mouth are the biggedt clue.

While the white lines around the mouth are a good way to differentiate a BTA from a Heteractis species (magnifica, malu or crispa), its not useful in this case because LTAs have those lines as well.

It looks like an LTA to me, but a quick look under the skirt and you should be able to tell right away because a LTA will have white bumps and a BTA will not.

 

[addictedreefer]

Disagree. That is very clearly a LTA. I have seen a number of LTAs with white stripes on the oral disk. Tentacle length, number and spacing and position on/in sand far more indicative of LTA.

 

[addictedreefer]

While the white lines around the mouth are a good way to differentiate a BTA from a Heteractis species (magnifica, malu or crispa), its not useful in this case because LTAs have those lines as well.

It looks like an LTA to me, but a quick look under the skirt and you should be able to tell right away because a LTA will have white bumps and a BTA will not.

+ 1. Beat me too it.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

IMO it's a BTA.

 

[vhuang168]

anemone id

Looks like an LTA to me. AC has 1 that has similar lines around the mouth and is definitely an LTA. Has verrucae.

 

[addictedreefer]

People tend to get a bit rigid and literal when it comes to IDs -- i.e., white lines -> ok, has to be BTA. Sure there are important descriptive guidelines, but you see enough of these things and you should start to get a "feel" for the ID. I could spot this as an LTA a mile away.

 

[Postal]

Yeah, I'll admit I jumped too quick with my ID. I should know better. I never think of LTA's with the lines since my purple one doesn't show them.
And if Dkulmann agrees with my initial BTA ID then it can't possibly be right.

 

[maxxII]

I'd bet that is an LTA,(M.doreensis), vs BTA,(E.quadricolor).

The tentacles are looking slightly curly. What color is the base? If its red or maroon, its an LTA.

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

As mentioned, check it's column. My LTA:

 

[addictedreefer]

Yeah, I'll admit I jumped too quick with my ID. I should know better. I never think of LTA's with the lines since my purple one doesn't show them.
And if Dkulmann agrees with my initial BTA ID then it can't possibly be right.

:lolspin:

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Yeah, I'll admit I jumped too quick with my ID. I should know better. I never think of LTA's with the lines since my purple one doesn't show them.
And if Dkulmann agrees with my initial BTA ID then it can't possibly be right.

:hammer: :beer:

 

[steve_58]

heres my lta I bought around 2 months ago. it was maybe 2" across.now its probably 6"across.the one my wife just got I question because unlike mine hers has an all white base with no red or orange on base. it does have white dots under skirt but they appear smaller.

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[steve_58]

wanted to add the white dots on the underside of hers only go about a third of the way down the base.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

defiantly a lta.

 

[Jonathan1992]

That's a lta