Resolved ID this hitchhiker please

Discussion in 'ID This!' started by 2in10, Dec 25, 2009.

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  1. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    I apologize it this is not sharp enough, but it is the best I can do with my POS P&S camera. It looks as though the polyps retract into their holes completely at night.
     

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  3. patrick824

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    could be kenya trees... hard to tell
     
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    The first pic I see a bristle worm the second pic is to blury
     
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    if im not mistaken he is referring to the coral rather than the obvious bristle worm ;)
     
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    it does look kinda like a kenya or some other leather coral
     
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    as for the polyp thing in the first pic I had an encrusting gorgonian that kinda resembled it once.
     
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  9. exoticsteve2001

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    The encrusting gorgonian did retract its polyps at night into little tiny holes.Is that gulf rock?
     
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    I have no idea what kind of rock it is. I got the frag of Stylophora on the left from Petco. The rock looks as though it was cot by a cookie cutter into a round shape.

    It definitely is not a Kenya tree. It looks something like a goniopora or alveopora. It keeps adding polyps.

    Same coral in the first and second shots.
     
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    Here is another attempt at a decent pic.


    Well definitely better, hope it helps.
     

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    It would be cool if it is an encrusting gorgonian.