ID Help

[rbtmcardle]

Any ideas..forgive my ignorance if it's an easily identified thing

 

[Tahoe61]

How unusual, and really quite pretty. I could have to say colonial tunicates. And no not easily ID'd. Did you use LR?

 

[Dahni]

Wow...wish I knew...nice looking though

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Gorgeous.
Jealous.

 

[rbtmcardle]

How unusual, and really quite pretty. I could have to say colonial tunicates. And no not easily ID'd. Did you use LR?

Yes..Tampa bay package..just threw in part two this morning. So much cool life on this rock

 

[Dahni]

This looks similar but more mature. From National Geographic.

 

[Dahni]

Don't know what it is...hmmm

 

[KJ]

This looks similar but more mature. From National Geographic.

This is montipora sp. Sps coral.

 

[smh254]

Any ideas..forgive my ignorance if it's an easily identified thing

Do they open and close or move at all?

 

[rbtmcardle]

Do they open and close or move at all?

No apparent movement so far

 

[rbtmcardle]

Another slightly different group

 

[Tahoe61]

I am pretty confident they are tunicates which often show up on uncured LR. Tunicates have a wide of array of coloration and shapes. I can see the inhalant siphons in the image, with a pink pharyngeal basket. I would love to see some images at different angles to be sure.;Shy

 

[rbtmcardle]

I am pretty confident they are tunicates which often show up on uncured LR. Tunicates have a wide of array of coloration and shapes. I can see the inhalant siphons in the image, with a pink pharyngeal basket. I would love to see some images at different angles to be sure.;Shy

Best I can do...

 

[KJ]

Best I can do...

Tunicates .

 

[Tahoe61]

Thanks.

The thing that perplexs is me is I can not make out an exhalant siphon. If they are not tunicates my next guess would be the egg husks of some invert.

 

[KJ]

http://www.gettyimages.com/photos/sea-squirt

 

[Dahni]

This is montipora sp. Sps coral.

Thanks. ..

 

[KJ]

Thanks. ..

YW

 

[rbtmcardle]

http://www.gettyimages.com/photos/sea-squirt

Thanks.. most every pic in the Getty page show an intake and return hole. Oh well. Pretty cool looking, I'll keep an eye on them

 

[seth16]

I'm jealous lol, they seem to be tunicates I saw some similar looking things growing on a dock while I was snorkeling in the Florida keys and a lady said thats they were.