Hairy Mushroom or Carpet Anemone?

[AquaEquestrian]

Hairy Mushroom or Carpet Anemone?
Hi guys. I was just in my LFS and they were having a hard time IDing a piece of coral. They were calling around and decided it was a hairy mushroom. However ... to me it looked like a small carpet anemone. There were two of them on a large piece of rock, about 3" in diameter, and they looked like they had a distinct mouth like a carpet anemone.

Anyone have any opinions? I put it on hold, hoping they were carpets.

 

[dantodd]

many hairy anemones do have distinct mouths.

 

[AquaEquestrian]

Hairy mushrooms?

 

[dantodd]

LOL

yes hairy muchrooms. Sorry.

Edit: could it be ricordia?

 

[Ken-21]

If it moves it's not a Mushroom.

 

[JonTarutis]

Is it sticky? I don't recall ever seeing a mushroom cling to your skin like a carpet does...

 

[bluerug]

You dont really want to check if it is sticky with your fingers for that can damage the anemone, see if it takes a silver side and if it does, its a carpet! But dont tell them that,lol.