Positive id on anemone needed

[SAreefer]

Hi can anyone help me with a positive id on this anemone

 

[elegance coral]

Looks like Magnifica to me. Do you have any other pics?

 

[traveller7]

I lean H. magnifica as well, and be a bit concerned about it.

 

[garygb]

Pics of column? How is it attached?

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

really? it looks like a bta to me, but to get a positive ID we would have to see the column and the foot.

 

[SAreefer]

I was hoping for heteractis crispa, but I am horrible at id'ing the difference between crispa and magnifica.

Sorry, pics from which angle would you prefer. It's currently in a barebottom frag tank so attached only to glass, has not moved in weeks. I really doubt magnifica, but then again, I have been wrong before on them.

Why be concerned? It was just transferred to the frag tank, so not 100% settled in yet

 

[elegance coral]

Take a pic through the glass showing the whole anemone and where it's attached. We should be able to give a positive ID from that.

 

[Reefing102]

kinda hard to ID as the others have said without a column/foot shot but my guess is going to be BTA

 

[elegance coral]

We have a tie. 2 for H. Mag and 2 for BTA. We need more pics.

 

[traveller7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13216914#post13216914 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SAreefer
I was hoping for heteractis crispa, but I am horrible at id'ing the difference between crispa and magnifica.

Sorry, pics from which angle would you prefer. It's currently in a barebottom frag tank so attached only to glass, has not moved in weeks. I really doubt magnifica, but then again, I have been wrong before on them.

Why be concerned? It was just transferred to the frag tank, so not 100% settled in yet

The odds of that anemone being crispa are tiny.

Magnifica or BTA from the single picture, but it looks very magnifica to me. Health from a snap shot in time is always tough, but from past experience, I worry when the oral disk begins to look paper thin on an magnifica. Might just be flash, etc., but it is a single picture.

Whatever it is, best of luck :>)

 

[SAreefer]

it's definitely not a bta

sorry again about the quality of pics and the dirty glass, perhaps these would help

 

[kimsie]

Ahh - Ok - I hate to ask because I know you just posted these... but anyway you could give a full shot of a the front too (instead of the first one which is just of a close up?)...

 

[traveller7]

Those linear appearing verrucae scream H. magnifica:

 

[Reefing102]

ok from those pics it looks like a magnifica - but im still not 100% sure

 

[traveller7]

btw: verrucae eliminate E. quadricolor (BTA)

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Yeah that is a magnifica..bta's don't have a verrucae

 

[elegance coral]

Thanks for posting the pics. I believe you have your positive ID. It's a Mag!:dance:
It's foot doesn't seem to be fully planted, which is a little worrisome, though.

 

[SAreefer]

dammit, well I guess deep down I pretty much knew I was gonna get stuck with a magnifica, thanks for the help

 

[garygb]

Looks like H. magnifica, for sure.

 

[SAreefer]

Well I'm confused as hell now(after chatting to eric borneman) do magnifica have adhesive verrucae?