Please id this. Either a dunken or nem

florenceSC.nanoreef · May 21, 2016

I live at the beach and I found a ton of these growing on a jetty (Rock structure going into the ocean) so I grabbed one and took it home to get a id. I'll post a better photo when it opens back up.

Maritimer · May 21, 2016

Not a duncan, as those have a calcium carbonate skeleton. Might be an anemone . . . hope you get a positive ID for species!

Where is the jetty you found it on? (What part of the country / world?)

~Bruce

florenceSC.nanoreef · May 21, 2016

I was up in Carolina beach NC but I live in myrtle beach sc and I've see them here as well.

Tahoe61 · May 21, 2016

If you collected this Anemone from temperate waters it will perish in your tank. They are not photosynthetic either.

florenceSC.nanoreef · May 21, 2016

How can you tell it's non photosynthetic?

florenceSC.nanoreef · May 21, 2016

Not questioning your answer. Just curious

Tahoe61 · May 21, 2016

Well typically photosynthetic anemones come from tropical water/warmer. The anemone is brown in color so it does not display the typical color you see with an anemone that has zooxanthellae. Anemones from temperate waters need feedings, they have no symbiotic zooxanthellae.

florenceSC.nanoreef · May 21, 2016

Ok. Thank you. It's really pretty when open. It's black with orange hi lights.

florenceSC.nanoreef · May 21, 2016

I wish I could keep it, I could handle feeding it but like you said it'll probably die in my tank.

erinmegan85 · May 21, 2016

I live in NC, and I never see cool things like this when I go to the beach! (And I live right near it! haha)

Tahoe61 · May 21, 2016

Just a word of caution, if you put the anemone in your tank you could get in world of trouble by Fish and Game for re-introducing the anemone back into the ocean, you could also get in world of trouble for taking one from the wild in a marine sanctuary so consider your options carefully. Just an FYI.