Blue encrusting sea sponge?

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  1. reefnJeff

    reefnJeff Pajama Cardinal

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    I seen this today, I am sure its blue and thats about it, I was thinking Tunicates or Sponge, but not sure of either, it is gooie, gooy, looks like glob, pretty neat whatever it is cus I love blue.
     

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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    My bet is on sponge.

    Might be a Liver sponge, but they are more black than blue.

    Could be my very favorite blue sponge, can not remember the scientific name. They are photosynthetic, requiring a ton of light.

    Live Blue Sponge - Blue Sponge - Saltwater Reef Invertebrates

    Probably thousands of different types of sponges.
     
  4. reefnJeff

    reefnJeff Pajama Cardinal

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    WOW! I like it, very well could be that Blue Sponge in an early stage, bad thing it is in a location where it won't get full use of the MH lights, thats the 2nd hitchhiker I found on the same rock, I have this colony of some type of small zoa on the same rock along with the Yellow Polyps that I bought. I sure will keep an eye on that.
     
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