What kind of nem is this?

[AngelsNano]

This nem was found in the water in the Florida Keys. Can anyone help ID it?

 

[Easy Reefing]

I would guess Carpet anemone but I’m not sure either , good luck

 

[James M]

Look like a slightly bleached gigantea

 

[flsalty]

Condys are native to Florida.

 

[Sosuke]

Look like a slightly bleached gigantea

+1 bleached gigantea anemone

 

[flsalty]

Can someone explain how a gigantea would make it to the Western Atlantic from the Indo-Pacific?

 

[Mattiejay6]

Do you have a picture of the foot?

 

[Sosuke]

It may be an Atlantic carpet anemone not gigantea

 

[ThePurple12]

@Ron Reefman might know

 

[AngelsNano]

Do you have a picture of the foot?

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.

 

[AngelsNano]

+1 bleached gigantea anemone

Any chance that it may regain some color?

 

[Sosuke]

Any chance that it may regain some color?

Its not a gigantea but it is a carpet anemone it can regain its color if given stable parameters but hopefully others will chime in with better information

 

[Ron Reefman]

This nem was found in the water in the Florida Keys. Can anyone help ID it?

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.

Condys are native to Florida.

That is NOT a Condy and for that matter, Condys are now illegal to collect in Florida.

Can someone explain how a gigantea would make it to the Western Atlantic from the Indo-Pacific?

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.

 

[began1]

This nem was found in the water in the Florida Keys. Can anyone help ID it?

Looks like a bleached ritteri

 

[AngelsNano]

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.

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.

 

[James M]

@sprungson Any idea ?
Only nem that matches is a gigantea

 

[sprungson]

@sprungson Any idea ?
Only nem that matches is a gigantea

@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.

 

[AngelsNano]

@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.

Well that wouldn't be good. I'll work on pictures when I get home tonight. Thank you.

 

[sprungson]

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

 

[AngelsNano]

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

I’m having a problem getting a picture of the foot at the moment, but this is its column. Does this help identify it?