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bradleym
04/13/2011, 12:08 PM
http://www.amdareef.com/ho_anemones.htm

1. How accurate is this site? Like for example I thought H. Crispa had the magenta tips to their tentacles?

2. This site lists 9 hosting anemone species, but I heard there are 10. Does anyone know the species that is missing?

TIA
deangelr
04/13/2011, 01:54 PM
Cryptodendrum adhaesivum is missing i think
deangelr
04/13/2011, 01:57 PM
And given that this has been put together by John Tullock I would say you can rely on it.
Randy Holmes-Farley
04/13/2011, 02:00 PM
Heteractis crispa, Purple Long Tentacle Anemone, Leathery Anemone - Column tough, leathery, and buried in substrate. Tentalces long and pointed, often bright purple in color.



Like for example I thought H. Crispa had the magenta tips to their tentacles?




As to the H. crispa question, they can be all purple.

Here's mine from a few years ago:

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/3491Randys_Tank_March_2__6_.jpg
bradleym
04/13/2011, 02:00 PM
The Pizza Anemone, of course! Ok, thanks!

And apparently my H. Crispa is a H. Malu then. I was really expecting white rings on the tentacles or something I guess.
bradleym
04/13/2011, 02:09 PM
Heteractis crispa, Purple Long Tentacle Anemone, Leathery Anemone - Column tough, leathery, and buried in substrate. Tentalces long and pointed, often bright purple in color.



Like for example I thought H. Crispa had the magenta tips to their tentacles?




As to the H. crispa question, they can be all purple.

Here's mine from a few years ago:

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/3491Randys_Tank_March_2__6_.jpg

I knew they could be purple, I was mostly questioning the "magenta tips" on H. Malu. I thought that was a H. Crispa trait.
BonsaiNut
04/13/2011, 02:13 PM
Both H. crispa and H. malu can have purple tips. Presence of purple tips is not a definitive indication of species.
bradleym
04/13/2011, 02:28 PM
Both H. crispa and H. malu can have purple tips. Presence of purple tips is not a definitive indication of species.

Ok, that's what I had been taught. Thanks. Is the white striping always present on H. Malu, or is that optional?
BonsaiNut
04/13/2011, 03:58 PM
Ok, that's what I had been taught. Thanks. Is the white striping always present on H. Malu, or is that optional?

Optional. Some have it, some don't.
bradleym
04/13/2011, 05:05 PM
Ok then, all is as it was before. Thanks everyone for answering my 2 -uh 3 questions. :)