Blue anemone ID

[OrionN]

What is this? From Florida Gulf area. I think it is one of the 'rock anemone that is very beautiful but don't have an ID for it. Someone on REEFLAND.COM was asking for an ID.
The thread is here:
http://www.reefland.com/forum/reef-aquariums/19899-what-am-i.html

 

[phender]

Are they positive it came from the Gulf of Mexico?
Looks a lot like this anemone, which BonsaiNut IDs in this thread as being temperate water anemones from the coast of Peru and Chile.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=967181

 

[OrionN]

I understand that this person self collect this from the Florida Gulf of Mexico. I have seen similar anemone on rocky shores, (jetties) but never blue color, on the Texas Gulf Coast. I am going to try to collect some for my Gulf Coast tank.

 

[Amphiprion]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8543070#post8543070 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by phender
Are they positive it came from the Gulf of Mexico?
Looks a lot like this anemone, which BonsaiNut IDs in this thread as being temperate water anemones from the coast of Peru and Chile.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=967181

I was thinking the same. Maybe some more pictures of identifying characteristics could at least narrow down if it is the same anemone (not necessarily taxonomic data). It could very well have been introduced to non native temperate U.S. waters like other species have.

 

[MoCha920]

wow thats adorable