Bizarre Jelly Like Growth

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  1. Tom Owens

    Tom Owens Astrea Snail

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    Forgive the picture quality as I just can't get it to focus through the glass properly even on manual. These red things look like roses made out of jelly fish material. I've never seen anything quite like them before. At first, I thought it was just a touch of red slime, but as they got bigger I could tell if obviously wasn't that.

    Any thoughts?

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  2. jbraslins

    jbraslins Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Do they look porous? Any valves/siphons/osculums? Could be just a type of sponge.
     
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  3. Tom Owens

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    Not that I can see. You may be right. The meat of them is a transparent pink with a sort of grainy looking surface texture. The outermost part of each appendage is a dark red. I've never seen anything like it.
     
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  4. jbraslins

    jbraslins Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Yeah, sounds like a sponge. Sortof like this?

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  5. Tom Owens

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    The pic isn't showing up for me.
     
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  6. jbraslins

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    Hmm, does for me. Strange.
     
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  7. Tom Owens

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  8. jbraslins

    jbraslins Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    I downloaded the pic and changed the URL. This should work:

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  9. Tom Owens

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    I see it now. No...looks nothing like that. Picture a silk flower only puffy. that's what they look like.
     
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  10. jbraslins

    jbraslins Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    No idea then. Better picture would help the pros here.
     
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