What is this growth?

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  1. newton27

    newton27 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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  3. coral reefer

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    If I am seeing it correctly, it is the stolon mat which the star polyps grow and become attached to in colony form. The mat is usually a purple, pink, red color, unless you are talking about the Briareum GENUS of Scleraxonia Gorgonian, then the mat is a cream color and the polyp fingers aren't as long as that of the Star Polyps!
     
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    newton27 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I'm talking about the flat small growth...I guess this is the Scleraxonia Gorgonian
     
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    No idea. Can you take a close up of that growth?
     
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    Wow, judging from the size of the star polyps in that pic I'd say it's a pretty "close-up" shot as is. To get any closer I think he'd have to spend some serious cash on camera equipment! :eek:
    (just kidding, I wish my cam would take pics like that!)
     
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    It may be some sort of macroagae growth from the live rock!
     
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    :lol: I wish I could figure out what the darn thing is but I'd be guessing if I even tried :)
     
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    It might be alot of things ? I'd simply reach in there and pull it out problem solved. My be friend might be foe and if you have to ask what it is you don't need it ..