Weird Creatures ID PLZ

no_Wedge · 07/24/2009, 02:45 PM

IDK what these could be several different creatures, maybe sponges but not sure. the rock sits in a low flow and the rock sits where these creatures on the back don't get any or very little light.

any suggestions would be great.

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boilermaker1 · 07/24/2009, 03:28 PM

Top left is a pineapple sponge, the rest of them also look like different kinds of sponges as well.

noahm · 07/24/2009, 03:54 PM

The clearish one looks like a tunicate. The rest are various sponges.

YoungReefer06 · 07/24/2009, 04:19 PM

They are all sponges, top 2nd from left is Scypha barbadensis. At the very bottom of the 2nd photo is another Scypha sp. with a spirorbid worm to its immediate right.

no_Wedge · 07/25/2009, 02:59 PM

whats a Scypha can't find any info on them?

rendogg · 07/25/2009, 03:11 PM

He meant Sycon sponge. Pineapple, sycon, white lattice, and I'm not sure what the clearish one is but it's definitely a sponge.

rendogg · 07/25/2009, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by noahm
The clearish one looks like a tunicate. The rest are various sponges.

It's tough to call from the photo, that could be a tunicate after all.

noahm · 07/25/2009, 11:00 PM

the reason I say tunicate is the two vent holes and no evidence of sponge skeleton. The test would be to touch it and see if it expels water and/or slightly shrinks. Plus the general shape is very similar to a common purplish clearish tunicate from the gulf.

rendogg · 07/25/2009, 11:06 PM

^ Good points, that's why I had to cover my original hasty ID.... I still stand by the rest.

greenbean36191 · 07/26/2009, 06:52 AM

The clearish object is definitely a tunicate. You can see the internal organs, which tunicates have and sponges don't.

rendogg · 07/26/2009, 10:49 AM

It's hard to tell from the photos weather it has organs or has just grown over other life, you can see little white specks that it has grown over and it almost looks like another siphon on the top left. Touch it and see if it reacts.

greenbean36191 · 07/26/2009, 04:51 PM

They are definitely organs. The stomach and intestine are distinct and right where they should be in a tunicate.

100%hydrophylic · 07/26/2009, 05:24 PM

are pineapple sponges ok for reefs? i have some too... thought they were like cocoons or something when i found them in my tank >.<

07/24/2009, 02:45 PM	#1
no_Wedge Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 422	Weird Creatures ID PLZ IDK what these could be several different creatures, maybe sponges but not sure. the rock sits in a low flow and the rock sits where these creatures on the back don't get any or very little light. any suggestions would be great. [IMG]http://i32.*****.com/2uer09f.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i32.*****.com/4tsihl.jpg[/IMG]

07/26/2009, 06:52 AM	#10
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	The clearish object is definitely a tunicate. You can see the internal organs, which tunicates have and sponges don't. __________________ Some say the sun rises in the East. Some say it rises in the West. The truth must be somewhere in the middle. Current Tank Info: tore them down to move and haven't had the time or money to set them back up

07/26/2009, 04:51 PM	#12
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	They are definitely organs. The stomach and intestine are distinct and right where they should be in a tunicate. __________________ Some say the sun rises in the East. Some say it rises in the West. The truth must be somewhere in the middle. Current Tank Info: tore them down to move and haven't had the time or money to set them back up

07/26/2009, 05:24 PM	#13
100%hydrophylic Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: GA Posts: 1,636	are pineapple sponges ok for reefs? i have some too... thought they were like cocoons or something when i found them in my tank >.< __________________ :) Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef, 28g nano SPS

07/24/2009, 03:28 PM	#2
boilermaker1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chantilly, VA Posts: 784	Top left is a pineapple sponge, the rest of them also look like different kinds of sponges as well.

07/24/2009, 03:54 PM	#3
noahm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,736	The clearish one looks like a tunicate. The rest are various sponges.

07/24/2009, 04:19 PM	#4
YoungReefer06 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Eastern Shore Posts: 285	They are all sponges, top 2nd from left is Scypha barbadensis. At the very bottom of the 2nd photo is another Scypha sp. with a spirorbid worm to its immediate right.

07/25/2009, 02:59 PM	#5
no_Wedge Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 422	whats a Scypha can't find any info on them?

07/25/2009, 03:11 PM	#6
rendogg Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Abbotsford, B.C. Posts: 578	He meant Sycon sponge. Pineapple, sycon, white lattice, and I'm not sure what the clearish one is but it's definitely a sponge.

07/25/2009, 11:00 PM	#8
noahm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,736	the reason I say tunicate is the two vent holes and no evidence of sponge skeleton. The test would be to touch it and see if it expels water and/or slightly shrinks. Plus the general shape is very similar to a common purplish clearish tunicate from the gulf.

07/25/2009, 11:06 PM	#9
rendogg Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Abbotsford, B.C. Posts: 578	^ Good points, that's why I had to cover my original hasty ID.... I still stand by the rest.

07/26/2009, 10:49 AM	#11
rendogg Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Abbotsford, B.C. Posts: 578	It's hard to tell from the photos weather it has organs or has just grown over other life, you can see little white specks that it has grown over and it almost looks like another siphon on the top left. Touch it and see if it reacts.