What is this
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:47 pm
ok what is this stuff its growing every place....... and idea??
on reef central some one said it mite be tunicate....
on reef central some one said it mite be tunicate....
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Re: What is this
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:53 pm
Need a much closer shot.
Re: What is this
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:56 pm
hmmm give me a min......
Re: What is this
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:05 pm
how bout this
Re: What is this
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:14 pm
a stalagmite lol
Re: What is this
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:38 pm
Actually a stalactite if it is hanging down from the rock 
Re: What is this
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:06 pm
id say calupera runners
Re: What is this
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:26 pm
It was there before the calupera ..........
Re: What is this
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:21 pm
dang 50/50 shot and I got it wrong LOLynoino wrote:Actually a stalactite if it is hanging down from the rock
Or maybe the pic is upside down.
OK sorry hijack over
Re: What is this
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:37 pm
ok i believe this is some type of hydroid
Re: What is this
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:17 pm
does it retract when poked?
Re: What is this
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:26 pm
Nope
Re: What is this
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 4:06 am
Can you describe what it feels like and if it has any reaction? Its hard to tell from the pic. I would assume harmless if you are sure its not calupera or reactive (hydriod). Trying to help my best...
Re: What is this
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:04 am
Isn't it just a:
Foraminiferans - The branching white type are usualy mistaken for a sponge, if you look closely you can see what looks like thin hairs at the ends of the stalks, these are the Rhizpodia which collect food particles, they also can be red and are usualy only a single stubby branch no more than 1/4 inch tall, which at first led me to believe they were a type of branching coraline algae. As you can see, this animal classification has many members which do not resemble each other much. Click on the link for a detailed article on this family group.
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchodds.html
Foraminiferans - The branching white type are usualy mistaken for a sponge, if you look closely you can see what looks like thin hairs at the ends of the stalks, these are the Rhizpodia which collect food particles, they also can be red and are usualy only a single stubby branch no more than 1/4 inch tall, which at first led me to believe they were a type of branching coraline algae. As you can see, this animal classification has many members which do not resemble each other much. Click on the link for a detailed article on this family group.
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchodds.html
Re: What is this
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:38 am
Yes, Foraminiferans is the name I was looking for but couldn't remember.