New Sebae?

[MaJaCa]

I just got a new anemone this weekend and I just want to make sure I know what species I'm dealing with...

When I saw it at the store I almost swore it was a sebae, but the guy working said it wasn't. Are there any sebae look-alikes? Anyways, here it is. I put it in the sand next to my rock work yesterday and since then it has climbed onto the rocks.

(it's about 4-5 in. wide)

Looks bleached?

 

[Toddrtrex]

Yes, it does looked bleached -- fairly badly.

What does the underside of the oral disc/column look like?

IMO, I am thinking that it is an LTA (( Macrodactyla doreensis )).

 

[Slickcg33]

Yes, it does looked bleached -- fairly badly.

What does the underside of the oral disc/column look like?

IMO, I am thinking that it is an LTA (( Macrodactyla doreensis )).

I second that it looks like a bleached m.doreensis. weird that it climbed up the rocks from the sand though..

 

[traveller7]

I'd lean toward Crispa vs. Doreensis:

- can typically see Doreensis verrucae through the oral disk of a specimen that bleached
- Crispa is more likely to spend time on rocky substrate
- and tentancle structure looks more Crispa

Let it acclimate to the lighting and feed it frequent small meals.

Best of luck.

 

[davocean]

Both crispa and doreensis are sand dwellars normally, it could have climbed up on rocks for more light, I've seen both do this.
My guess would be doreensis too, but w/out seeing foot still a guess, is it red?
What lights do you have?

 

[traveller7]

fwiw: Crispa is also found on coral skeletons:

"Diagnostic field characters Tentacles long (typically to 100 mm), sinuous, evenly tapered to point, often tipped mauve or blue, rarely yellow or green. Oral disc widely flared, may exceed 500 mm diameter, but commonly 200 mm. Column gray in colour, leathery in texture, with prominent adhesive verrucae; lower part rarely mottled with yellow. Column buried in sediment so oral disc lies at surface of sediment, or pedal disc attached to branching coral.

Details Tentacles very numerous -- to 800 counted. Oral disc usually brownish violet or gray, rarely bright green. Tentacles shrivel when animal is disturbed, and assume green or gray luster; may shorten greatly in absence of fish. For an animal attached to coral branches, verrucae adhere to branches, holding oral disc open among them; verrucae adhere to sediment particles if animal lives in sediment."

http://www.nhm.ku.edu/inverts/ebooks/ch1.html#crispa

I have had 2 long term specimens that did not stay in sand, but always worked their way into clefts in the rock work.

 

[t4zalews]

from the top down picture it looks like a malu...but from the side it looks like a crispa....I'd say its a malu.

My crispa doesnt really look like this one...and yet, I'd say that sebae needs some TLC

 

[MaJaCa]

It's getting better already, i'll post some pictures later.

Right now, I have 2 x 250w MH over a tank which is 24" high. Weird thing is, is that I initially placed it in the sand like I said above, and that was directly underneath MH. Right now, it's still getting plenty, but its in between both of them.

 

[davocean]

What color is foot?
Can you get a pic of underneath?
That is best way to confirm ID.

 

[MaJaCa]

the column is tan from what I remember when I put it in...
I can't get a pic of the foot b/c it is staying in a little niche in the rock work.

and the underside of the oral disc is white/tan... hard to tell w/ it bleached like this.