AquaticEngineer Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Trying to figure out what anemone this is. I have 6 - 7 of them that where on a rock I brought home. Some of the smaller ones have a pink metalic coloration to them, but the larger ones ( which are only slightly larger than a quarter) look just like the picture. I was thinnking it was maybe this: Anthopleura orientalis ??? This is the image of Anthopleura orientalis from Actiniaria.com: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevnkev Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 It definitely looks like an Anthopleura species, probably artemisia, and they will get bigger. The size makes it sound more like an odd color morph of elegantissima, although I've never seen banding on the tentacles like this. Wait and see how big they get, I guess! Also, elegantissima will undergo binary fission to increase the colony size, so if you see that happen that's probably your guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Welcome to the forum Kevnkev by the way. Can't help you with the coldwater animals I'm still working on figuring out all the warm water creatures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Maybe Weast will see this and speak up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevnkev Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I was out at the beach last night on the good low tide, and found a bunch of Anthopleura elegantissima that have the same kind of tentacle banding as these ones you found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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