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07/05/2007, 02:40 PM | #1 |
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What is this!!
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07/05/2007, 03:05 PM | #2 |
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Looks to be a LONG tenticle Anomone! Very pretty!
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07/05/2007, 03:05 PM | #3 |
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Thats a Tealia lofotensis. Its a cold water anemone.
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07/05/2007, 03:12 PM | #4 |
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dont know the name but agree with it being a cold water anemone
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07/05/2007, 04:15 PM | #5 |
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Thanks guys
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07/05/2007, 09:24 PM | #6 |
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Just as an update, Tealia lofotensis has been moved into the genus Urticina so the scientific name is now Urticina lofotensis. It's found on the north american west coast from British Columbia to central California. Not exactly Arctic waters but it wouldn't survive too long in a reef tank.
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