Anemone ID - Page 2

WDLV · 03/05/2010, 10:41 AM

H. aurora.

BTW, what the heck kind of substrate is that?

Agathos · 03/05/2010, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by elegance coral

Phymanthus is the genus name. The species in this genus are to hard to tell apart. E. crucifer is a completely different animal.

Phymanthus crucifer was formerly named Epicystis crucifer, so some taxonomic revision has been made here.

Anyways, mine is definitely some kind of Phymanthus, and I have seen pictures of something called "plain frilly Phymanthus" and mine was very similar.

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Originally Posted by WDLV

H. aurora.

Heteractis aurora is also called the Beaded Sea Anemone, and mine is not beaded (it does not have "beads" on its tentacles), but rather "frilly" (it looks like small pseudo-tentacles growing on the tentacles, giving the tentacles a frilly appearance.

Hence , I don't think this is Heteractis aurora, and if people tend to call "frilly" anemones H. aurora, then I fear a lot of mislabelling is going on.

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Originally Posted by WDLV

BTW, what the heck kind of substrate is that?

It came with my Red Seam Max 130 tank. It's produced by Red Sea and it's an aragonite based substrate. Check it out here:http://www.redseafish.com/Prod188.asp

WDLV · 03/05/2010, 03:01 PM

I think it looks an awful lot like this....

Agathos · 03/06/2010, 02:16 AM

Yes, I agree it does, because of my lousy photographs. I really need to get a better camera with macro so I can get a close-up of the frilly tentacles.

That is btw a very beautiful anemone.

WDLV · 03/06/2010, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Agathos

That is btw a very beautiful anemone.

That is BTW, not my anemone.

I did a google image search under Heteractis aurora.

5h3rW1N · 03/06/2010, 09:01 AM

+1 Aurora

Agathos · 03/06/2010, 01:37 PM

Look at this picture, see the frilly tentacles? That's what my anemone's got. And frillied tentacled anemones belong to the genus Phymanthus, as far as I know.

Heteractis aurora does not - as far as I know - have frilly tentacles, but beaded tentacles. Just look on this picture: http://messersmith.name/wordpress/wp...p_img_1603.jpg

So, unless H. aurora display some strange tentacle polymorphism, what I have is not H. aurora.

Agathos · 03/27/2010, 03:05 PM

I still haven't got a camera with good macro function, but I managed to take a picture where the tentacles show a little better. They are not as frilly as those on the picture above, but still not beady as pictures of H. aurora (see this picture). I still think it is a Phymanthus sp.

Banff · 07/12/2010, 03:22 PM

Extremely bleached Borneman's anemone (phymanthus buitendijk)?

Agathos · 12/10/2010, 02:52 PM

That one is very similar! Thank you! Here's a picture from today:

It's come a long way

garygb · 12/10/2010, 04:52 PM

Wow, it looks beautiful. Yeah, you were right. It's not H. aurora, but the frilly anemone, Phymanthus genus, from Indonesia. They are found on Singapore. From what I've read, they are very hardy and can asexually reproduce. You've done a great job of bringing it back.

Agathos · 02/13/2013, 05:22 AM

I might as well post a new picture of this anemone, which is thriving:

SNAKEMANVET · 02/13/2013, 09:24 AM

The anemone has really recovered well.Congrats

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03/05/2010, 03:01 PM	#28
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12/10/2010, 02:52 PM	#35
Agathos Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Trondheim, Norway. Posts: 221	That one is very similar! Thank you! Here's a picture from today: It's come a long way Last edited by Agathos; 12/10/2010 at 03:02 PM.

03/06/2010, 02:16 AM	#29
Agathos Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Trondheim, Norway. Posts: 221	Yes, I agree it does, because of my lousy photographs. I really need to get a better camera with macro so I can get a close-up of the frilly tentacles. That is btw a very beautiful anemone.

03/06/2010, 09:01 AM	#31
5h3rW1N Moved On Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 885	+1 Aurora

03/06/2010, 01:37 PM	#32
Agathos Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Trondheim, Norway. Posts: 221	Look at this picture, see the frilly tentacles? That's what my anemone's got. And frillied tentacled anemones belong to the genus Phymanthus, as far as I know. Heteractis aurora does not - as far as I know - have frilly tentacles, but beaded tentacles. Just look on this picture: http://messersmith.name/wordpress/wp...p_img_1603.jpg So, unless H. aurora display some strange tentacle polymorphism, what I have is not H. aurora.

03/27/2010, 03:05 PM	#33
Agathos Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Trondheim, Norway. Posts: 221	I still haven't got a camera with good macro function, but I managed to take a picture where the tentacles show a little better. They are not as frilly as those on the picture above, but still not beady as pictures of H. aurora (see this picture). I still think it is a Phymanthus sp.

07/12/2010, 03:22 PM	#34
Banff Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 155	Extremely bleached Borneman's anemone (phymanthus buitendijk)?

12/10/2010, 04:52 PM	#36
garygb Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: los angeles Posts: 4,471	Wow, it looks beautiful. Yeah, you were right. It's not H. aurora, but the frilly anemone, Phymanthus genus, from Indonesia. They are found on Singapore. From what I've read, they are very hardy and can asexually reproduce. You've done a great job of bringing it back.

02/13/2013, 05:22 AM	#37
Agathos Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Trondheim, Norway. Posts: 221	I might as well post a new picture of this anemone, which is thriving:

02/13/2013, 09:24 AM	#38
SNAKEMANVET PREMIUM MEMBER Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: TRENTON Tn Posts: 4,486	The anemone has really recovered well.Congrats