Hitch-hiker ID

Discussion in 'ID This!' started by Elizabeth, Sep 13, 2010.

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  1. Elizabeth

    Elizabeth Plankton

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    Found these on a piece of LR. Are they maybe baby zoas or some kind of tunicate?

    Would appreciate any help!
     

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  2. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Looks like closed zoanthids to me.
     
    Corailline, Sep 13, 2010
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  3. Reeron

    Reeron Blue Ringed Angel

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    Kind of hard to tell with 100% certainty, but that's exactly what my button polyps (Palys) looked like when they first started growing. So, I say Palys or Zoas.
     
    Reeron, Sep 14, 2010
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  4. salsalito25

    salsalito25 Stylophora

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    They can turn to a mixture of funn free hitchikers.. Only thing i can say is let them get some light and with luck you will be able to id them in the near future with 100% certainty..


    BEst of Luck....
     
    salsalito25, Sep 14, 2010
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