New favorite anemone

[Nemguy123]

Have these guys coming in now from papa New Guinea they are really cool almost remind me of gigantea carpets

 

[bradleym]

Well, dang it! Now I need one...

 

[Aiptaisia anemone]

I always love seeing irregular inverts, what’s the common name for it.

 

[BanjoBandito]

Those are SUPER cool, what's the name?

 

[Nemguy123]

Honestly still trying to get a 100% identification on it looks to be in the Heterodactyla family

 

[bradleym]

Honestly still trying to get a 100% identification on it looks to be in the Heterodactyla family

Good luck on the ID! And here's hoping they make their way to St. Louis some day. Some other names you may want to look into are "Thalassianthus Aster" and "Phyllodiscus Semoni". Probably not the same exact species, but possibly related? Also, new pics after it is settled in would be awesome! I'm sure it looks very cool when it opens up more!

 

[Nemguy123]

Anchored to the rocks and found a spot of high flow really reminds me of how gigs attach maybe it’s a mimic anemone I’ve seen them look like Xenia before

 

[bradleym]

That is an AWESOME looking anemone, congrats on the find! If I saw one at my LFS I'd scoop it up in heartbeat.