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  1. lyal

    lyal Astrea Snail

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    I've seen aptasia before, and this doesn't look like aptasia. Hitchhiker that's spread on the bottom of a piece of liverock that I just reorganized. Anyone out there know what I'm looking at?

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    lyal, Mar 30, 2013
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  2. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    That actually looks like the skeletal remains of a Cyphastrea or similar LPS.
     
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  3. lyal

    lyal Astrea Snail

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    It's definitely soft to the touch - and has spread out from one stalk to 12 in about a month.
     
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  4. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    What about sponge?
     
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  5. lyal

    lyal Astrea Snail

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    Could definitely be. Weird formation for them. My fear was some kind of majano, but I'll just keep an eye and see if it goes beyond its little cluster.

    I'm a sucker for hitchhikers.
     
    lyal, Mar 30, 2013
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  6. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    Although strange, I'd also guess sponge- possibly a rare type. Definitely doesn't appear to be any type of pest anemone.
     
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  7. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Not Majano, I know them well.

    You're looking for something that shares a common growth formation, a colonial type of growth.

    Pest anemones are individual they do not share a base type of structure.
     
    Corailline, Mar 30, 2013
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  8. chealy

    chealy Spaghetti Worm

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    Tagging along to find out what it is.....
     
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  9. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    yes, very interesting....it looks like a skeleton to me as well...the fact that it's growing and is soft to the touch - weird....
     
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  10. Rawdogz

    Rawdogz Torch Coral

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    along for the ride on this one.

    Maybe is a softie that has been bleach? but it really looks like a skeletal thou
     
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