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Magnus.s
12-07-2008, 11:50 AM
Hi,
I'm trying to ID this anemone from the Red sea, I'm thinking Heteractis crispa (Leather anemone). Any ideas?

Thanks,
// Magnus;

Josh
12-08-2008, 07:45 PM
Nice shot. You are probably right, the twobanded anemonefish is known to inhabit these anemones in the Red Sea: Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis aurora, Heteractis crispa, Heteractis magnifica, and Stichodactyla gigantea

It isn't H. aurora or Stichodactyla gigantea, but the other 3 options are quite variable - even Entacmaea quadricolor sometimes looks like this(without bulbous tentacles). It looks like your anemone has bleached which is quite common in anemones - we used to see it every summer in Fiji where the bright red anemones (Heteractis magnifica) would go pale pink for a few months, then return to their full red colour when the water cooled down.

Magnus.s
12-09-2008, 09:23 AM
Thanks :)

It was unusual and very white colour that made me stop. I had not seen that before ((I've seen them bleached but not white...))

Thanks,
// Magnus;