ID Anemone

[TommyS]

small anemone about the size of a quarter. Looked pretty cool so I picked up at fish store today. Fed it a small piece of silverside and its real sticky like my carpet anemone. please help ID

 

[synofreak]

Common name, rock anemone would be my guess.

 

[bradleym]

I've never seen a rock anemone like that...

I don't know what species it is, but if it reproduces put me in line for when you wanna sell the babies! Congrats on your crazy looking find.

 

[TommyS]

Here is another pic. It is attached to the rock and has a wide base. I never seen a rock anemone that looked like this. It came in an assorted frag bag and LFS did not know what it was.

 

[elegance coral]

Unticina coriacea ?????

 

[TommyS]

Thanks, still very small but that looks like that might be it.

 

[Jacwil]

Descriptions for Urticina coriacea contradict what I'm seeing in your pics.

My guess is Epicystis crucifer.

 

[elegance coral]

It's not crucifer. I can't be sure what it is, but I know it's not curcifer.

 

[Mike_Noren]

I think it might be a Cribinopsis albopunctata (a.k.a. Urticina lofotensis). If so a temperate species not really a reef anemone; I do not know if it can handle the high temperature in the long run.

 

[Gig 'em]

Those anemones are a dime a dozen in the Gulf Coast, they're everywhere in jetties in Port Aransas. Not really a reef anemone. It was probably caught in the gulf and then traded to the pet store. I usually leave them alone when I catch things on the coast.

 

[TommyS]

Here is another pic after It was fed a piece of silverside.