anemone? coral? what is this?

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  1. michelleandbret

    michelleandbret Plankton

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    this came attached to a piece of live rock we recently got with some new fish. its about an inch in diameter at the base. any idea what it is?
     

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  2. reef4girl

    reef4girl Feather Duster

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    looks like it might xenia or anthelia soft coral
     
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  3. Robman

    Robman Great White Shark

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    Looks like a glove polyp of some sort.
     
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  4. ktz216

    ktz216 Flamingo Tongue

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    looks like anthelia
     
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  5. Freedom

    Freedom Plankton

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    looks like anthelia to me also...
     
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  6. mattheuw1

    mattheuw1 Montipora Capricornis

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    looks like cloves to me. the stalk is to thick and doesnt look like it moves like xenia would.
     
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  7. tatted4ever

    tatted4ever Clown Trigger

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    could be cluvaria.... dont know cause polyps not extended
     
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  8. GreyGhost

    GreyGhost Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I have about 80 heads of these they are glove polyps or clove polyps. Two names one coral. good hitchhiker
     
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