Any idea on what this is? Came on a new rock

[sharkbait9]

well if your ever figure it out let me know i have one too.

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by sharkbait9
well if your ever figure it out let me know i have one too.
That doesn't look like Aiptasia to me. Cool looking critter though.
Fogger's new picture confirms that it's Aiptasia.

 

[thomas712]

sharkbait ~
That one looks more like a Phymanthus sp species to me, but am I sure? No..

 

[sharkbait9]

Originally Posted by Thomas712
sharkbait ~
That one looks more like a Phymanthus sp species to me, but am I sure? No..
cool i took your idea and searched it out it comes back to a calliactis polypus. Not listed as a pest anemone. Final something going my way with a pos ID

 

[angelsrock]

Originally Posted by fogger
Here is a better picture
looks like a curlycue to me, not aiptasia.

 

[fogger]

Originally Posted by sharkbait9
well if your ever figure it out let me know i have one too.
Mine looks like yours sharkbait it is just in a bad spot for pics
I will def let you know if i can find out
They said def aptaisia, but either way I think its pretty cool

 

[symon]

Probelm with aptasia, it will spread out and kill other corals down the road!

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by Symon
Probelm with aptasia, it will spread out and kill other corals down the road!
In my experience this species of Aiptasia, Aiptasia pulchella, does not reproduce nearly as fast as Aiptasia pallida. It does grow to be quite a bit larger though and really packs a whollup as far as the sting.

 

[thomas712]

Yep I've got that one on my list. Guy do you know of any others I don't have on the following list?
Aiptasia californica
Aiptasia carnea Andres, 1880
Aiptasia couchii (Cooks, 1851)
Aiptasia diaphana (Rapp, 1829)
Aiptasia insignis Carlgren, 1941
Aiptasia leiodactyla Pax, 1910
Aiptasia pallida (Verrill, 1864)
Aiptasia parva Carlgren, 1938
Aiptasia prima (Stephenson, 1918)
Aiptasia pulchella Carlgren, 1943
Aiptasia saxicola Andres, 1880
Aiptasia tagetes (Duchassaing and Michelotti, 1866)
Under a sub tribe we have these:
Family Aiptasiomorphidae
Genus Aiptasiomorpha Stephenson, 1920
Aiptasiomorpha elongata
Aiptasiomorpha luciae (Verrill, 1899)
Aiptasiomorpha minima (Stephenson, 1918)
Aiptasiomorpha mutabilis (Gravenhorst, 1831)
Aiptasiomorpha paxi Stephenson, 1920a

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by Thomas712
Yep I've got that one on my list. Guy do you know of any others I don't have on the following list?
Yes, but I have yet to find a species name for them. It's a small, very prolific, purple Aiptasia.

 

[cjml]

Originally Posted by Thomas712
Bartholomea annulata (Le Sueur, 1817)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 52774
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):ringed anemone [English]
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:verified - standards met
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia -- Animal, animals, animaux
PhylumCnidaria Hatschek, 1888 -- água viva, anêmona, caravela, cnidaires, cnidarians, cnidario, coelenterates, coelentérés, coral, hidra
ClassAnthozoa Ehrenberg, 1834 -- água viva, anêmona, anémones de mer, antozoário, caravela, corais, corals, coraux, flower animals, gorgônia, sea anemones
SubclassHexacorallia
OrderActiniaria -- actinies, anemones, anémones, sea anemones
SuborderNyantheae Carlgren, 1899
InfraorderThenaria Carlgren, 1899
FamilyAiptasiidae Carlgren, 1924
GenusBartholomea Duchassaing de Fombressin and Michelotti, 1864
SpeciesBartholomea annulata (Le Sueur, 1817) -- ringed anemone

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Aiptasia pallida (Agassiz in Verrill, 1864)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 52770
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s)ale anemone [English]
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:verified - standards met
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia -- Animal, animals, animaux
PhylumCnidaria Hatschek, 1888 -- água viva, anêmona, caravela, cnidaires, cnidarians, cnidario, coelenterates, coelentérés, coral, hidra
ClassAnthozoa Ehrenberg, 1834 -- água viva, anêmona, anémones de mer, antozoário, caravela, corais, corals, coraux, flower animals, gorgônia, sea anemones
SubclassHexacorallia
OrderActiniaria -- actinies, anemones, anémones, sea anemones
SuborderNyantheae Carlgren, 1899
InfraorderThenaria Carlgren, 1899
FamilyAiptasiidae Carlgren, 1924
GenusAiptasia Gosse, 1858
SpeciesAiptasia pallida (Agassiz in Verrill, 1864) -- pale anemone
So you see they are related right down to the family, but change when you get to genus. All that jargan aside, I agree with Bang Guy. And scince your talking florida I chose one of the most common aiptasia around Florida the aiptasia pallida.
Thomas
Wow! Great info-but wayyy over my head! LOL!

 

[julie853]

Looks like a curly Q to me.