Hitchhiker ID help

KSzegi · Mar 23, 2013

Found this critter today ..... when I first saw it it was flattened out in a kinda oval shape, I actually thought it was a limpet. When I touched it it was soft though .... and moments after I put the piece it was on into the tank ..... this is what it looked like. Hard to get a good picture of it - it is only about 1/4" - will have to break out the tripod to see if I can get some crisper shots. Some type of anemone? It was on a piece of orange coralline that we scraped off a crab trap from the Gulf in about 20-25 foot of water if that helps ....

fragmatic · Mar 23, 2013

Kool... (no idea though)

KSzegi · Mar 23, 2013

fragmatic said:
Kool... (no idea though)

LOL, that was my reaction too!

Reefing Madness · Mar 23, 2013

Bunodosoma Anemone

fragmatic · Mar 23, 2013

Reefing Madness said:
Bunodosoma Anemone

Yep... now you have a decision to make.

KSzegi · Mar 24, 2013

Actually, I did some more research and I believe that this anemone is actually a Calliactis. Mostly found attached to hermit crab shells or calico crabs ..... and the pots where this guy came from were loaded with hermit crabs.