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Look like a slightly bleached gigantea
Unfortunately, I do not have a pic of its foot. It is pretty comfortable where it is, and not in a spot where I could get a pic of it.Do you have a picture of the foot?
Any chance that it may regain some color?+1 bleached gigantea anemone
Any chance that it may regain some color?
This nem was found in the water in the Florida Keys. Can anyone help ID it?
Condys are native to Florida.
Can someone explain how a gigantea would make it to the Western Atlantic from the Indo-Pacific?
Looks like a bleached ritteriThis nem was found in the water in the Florida Keys. Can anyone help ID it?
Thank you, @Ron Reefman. We collected it in about 4' water off of Big Pine Key. There were actually two of them, about a foot apart, but we only took one. I think your hurricane theory may be spot on. I'd just love to know what it actually is.Did you collect it? If so, where exactly did you find it? I snorkel the Keys (mostly the Middle Keys) and I've never seen one like that in the Keys. And I pay attention to anemones when I snorkel! The common anemones are Curly-ques, Rock Flowers and Condys, and it's none of those. I wish I could be more helpful, but Rock Flowers are my specialty.
That is NOT a Condy and for that matter, Condys are now illegal to collect in Florida.
If that's what it is (and I have no idea) it could have been released by somebody who didn't want it anymore? Or it could even have been released when somebody's aquarium got dumped by Hurricane Irma a few years ago.
@James M looks like Stichodactyla helianthus. Will eat your clowns.@sprungson Any idea ?
Only nem that matches is a gigantea
Well that wouldn't be good. I'll work on pictures when I get home tonight. Thank you.@James M looks like Stichodactyla helianthus. Will eat your clowns.
But we need a picture of column and foot to be sure. It's most likely this if it's found in Florida.
Sun anemone have verracue (spots) that are straight line down the column, where gigantea are not. Haddoni does not have verracue.
Example of spots on a column of sun Anemone