Hey Leslie!

[XcalakSteve]

Got another one for you.

Its about 3 inches across and nearly flush with the sand. Was thinking beaded anemone but the pictures just dont seem to match up that well. Any ideas? It was found in about 50 feet of depth. Mexican Caribbean near Belize.
Thanks!
Steve

 

[LeslieH]

Hi Steve - It's hard to tell if the anemone is closed up & that's the outside of the stalk that's showing or if it's the oral disc. Maybe something like a compacted Alicia mirabilis???? I'm pretty bad at cnidarians - don't ever ask what a coral is & expect an answer!

 

[XcalakSteve]

Thanks Leslie! Here are some other shots. Do these help?

Retracted....

Thanks!
Steve

 

[LeslieH]

Okay, so that's the oral disc and there are no digitate tentacles. How about Actinoporus elegans or it's cogeneric A. elongatus? See Humman & DeLoach & also anemones_de mer_twa
CCFHR: Stressors: Puerto Rico & Vieques 2008 cruise › Day Four

A. elegans is described as having about numerous wart-like tentalces in about 100 rows on the face of the disc, some brown rows pointing towards mouth (variable), and the column is smooth & white with vertical rows of brown or white dots.

 

[archman]

I'm pretty bad at cnidarians - don't ever ask what a coral is & expect an answer!

Oh please... you can smoke all but the relevant specialists. We need to get a 1-800 number for you.

 

[LeslieH]

Nah, I'm just good at looking things up & matching possibilities. You know better than most what it takes to really id something accurately, Arch. :worship: