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Old 12/25/2007, 10:57 AM
Tahlequah Tahlequah is offline
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Small polyped coral needing ID/pics +2 Hitchhiker bonus!

I bought a rock covered in these little coral polyps. The LFS owner said that he ordered them thinking they were sunflower coral. I have looked at many a sunflower coral picture on the internet but have yet to find any that look like what I have. Anyone know what they are?



Here is a top view, I believe you can see 2 other hitchhikers. The hitchhikers fluoresce under attinic lighting.


I believe this is some sort of anemone as it shrinks when startled or the light changes, but i could be wrong. Is it good or bad?


Here is a side picture of them.
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Old 12/25/2007, 11:00 AM
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they look like clove polyps to me. and the other think looks like a manjo anemone aka pest anemone
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Old 12/25/2007, 12:15 PM
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Blue clavularia (clove) polyps and I really can't see enough detail in the other pic to say what it is.
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Old 12/25/2007, 12:43 PM
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That blue coral appears to me to be encrusting goniopora. A clearer photo of the other one would help.
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Old 12/25/2007, 03:05 PM
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Pic #2 looks like a feather duster to me. Pic is blurry though, my blue clove's came with feather dusters on them.
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Old 12/25/2007, 06:01 PM
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it does kind of look like a feather duster once i take a second look. hmmm..
 


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