Hitch Hiker ID please

grinner30 · 01/15/2010, 10:37 AM

This came in on a Tonga rock...any suggestions? Its rust colored, cylinder shaped and retracts the very small tendrils or tentacles on the outer rim at night.

Saltyllama · 01/15/2010, 10:38 AM

Some sort of polyp is my best guess.

drillsar · 01/15/2010, 10:51 AM

could it be a zooanthid?

LilRobb · 01/15/2010, 10:53 AM

Palythoa

drparker · 01/15/2010, 11:05 AM

I agree with a regular brow Paly, Congrats! you have a softy, coral that is.

01/15/2010, 10:37 AM	#1
grinner30 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tucson Posts: 177	Hitch Hiker ID please This came in on a Tonga rock...any suggestions? Its rust colored, cylinder shaped and retracts the very small tendrils or tentacles on the outer rim at night.

01/15/2010, 10:38 AM	#2
Saltyllama Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 283	Some sort of polyp is my best guess.

01/15/2010, 10:51 AM	#3
drillsar Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Orange, NJ Posts: 2,838	could it be a zooanthid?

01/15/2010, 10:53 AM	#4
LilRobb Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 96	Palythoa

01/15/2010, 11:05 AM	#5
drparker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 2,652	I agree with a regular brow Paly, Congrats! you have a softy, coral that is.