Hitchhiker Anemone identification??

[Saltcity]

Bought some live rock that was in a small tank at a LFS and this guy was up in a crevice.
It's about 3 1/2" in diameter. I'm guessing a Sebae?

 

[ClownNut]

LTA

 

[Saltcity]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13693045#post13693045 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ClownNut
LTA

Hmmm.... Looks nothing like the LTA I've got.... Is there something about the base color that tells its an LTA?

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13693093#post13693093 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reeforbust
Hmmm.... Looks nothing like the LTA I've got.... Is there something about the base color that tells its an LTA?

It is an E. Quadricolor. The one in this picture is also an E.Quadricolor.

 

[Saltcity]

Thanks.... What is the tell sign? (just for my brain file)

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Ltas look like this under the oral disc (oral disc is where the tentacles are) The bumps you see are called verrucae.


The oral disc of a LTA M.doreensis looks like this..it has much less tentacles than a Sebae has.

This is what a H. Crispas foot can look like. Notice under the oral disc of a sebae has verrucae too. Their verrucae is much more adhesive than a LTA.

Here is a picture of the oral disc of the sebae I use to have.
Notice how much more tentacles it has.

 

[ERIKATHORNBURG]

That's a cool little hitchhicker!

 

[Premnas]

Lucky you!

 

[garygb]

Yeah, I agree with Christina, it's a BTA.