Unresolved Tunicates or sponge? Pls help ID.

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  1. gabbagabbawill

    gabbagabbawill Pajama Cardinal

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    Are these tunicates or some type of sponge? They have what seems to be a gut.

    Hard to get a good picture, but hopefully someone will recognize them.

    They do not look like scypha sponges. [​IMG]
     
    gabbagabbawill, Oct 21, 2010
    gabbagabbawill, Oct 21, 2010
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  2. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    They look very similar to Colonial Tunicates of some type.
     
    Corailline, Oct 21, 2010
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  3. gabbagabbawill

    gabbagabbawill Pajama Cardinal

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    that is what I was thinking as well... I just can't find any online pictures that look like these...
     
    gabbagabbawill, Oct 21, 2010
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  4. Hiltonc57

    Hiltonc57 Fire Worm

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    sea squirt! there a filter feeder and have no harm to our system IMO, its a sponge BTW
     
    Hiltonc57, Oct 25, 2010
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