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![]() Didn't say you were forcing anyone Scott. I just said I choose to pass. I have my reasons but I would prefer not to get into that publicly over here.
In short: - Entacmaea quadricolor -- possibly, although possibly not. Not enough info. - Heteractis magnifica -- although unlikely, still possible. Not enough info. - Heteractis crispa -- very unlikely. I think there's enough info to accept this claim. The difficulty here is that there are traits that are common to all 3 (and even other species we haven't even mentioned yet). Some traits can be shared between species. I.e., just because it resembles one thing, doesn't automatically make it so. If that were really true, then this species is all 3. Well, we know that can't be the case. So which is it? The bottom line is that there is not enough info at this time to pass a qualified judgment. Whatever it is, enjoy it, and please be more careful with this one.
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![]() Fair enough. I should have re-phrased my other post, my apologies. Like I have mentioned.. I'll take some better photos of the anemone and its underside this evening and hopefully that will narrow it down. Thanks for your help Tony.
Heh, you make me seem careless with my anemones ![]()
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![]() What would differentiate the quadricolor from the magnifica?
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![]() Tony, you'd be perfectly suited to answer this one heh..
I know of only a couple differences.. I'll let another anemone pro out there have at it.
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![]() Well, Entacmaea quadricolor has 4 hoofs and a long tail with a bushy end. Long shaggy fur and two black beady eyes placed under some pointy horns. Heteractis magnifica on the other hand tends to have strong muscular back legs, sharp claws, a slightly tapered tail and very strong disposition to seek out heat registers to have a nap.
... Seriously, usually, there's no confusing the two, they're quite different. Yet sometimes you'll see these ones where they defy easy categorization. If it comes down to it, H. magnifica has verrucae arranged in rows along the column. E. quadricolor doesn't show verrucae along the column at all, although I think they might show some right at the top of the column. http://www.nhm.ku.edu/inverts/ebooks/intro.html
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![]() And verrucae are?
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