Need an ID... Star Tunicate?

[Highgrade]

Pretty sure this is a Tunicate if some sort. Thinking maybe it’s a star Tunicate. Any help on the ID is appreciated.

 

[cristata.reef]

Yeah some sort of tunicate

 

[ReefInskeep]

Better photo?

 

[reef lover]

Very pretty....

 

[DSC reef]

Definitely a tunicate

 

[Highgrade]

Very pretty....

Thank you

 

[Highgrade]

Better photo?

Its pretty hard to get a photo since it is under a ledge. I had to shine a light on it to snap the pic from my IPhone.

 

[Highgrade]

After further research I believe it might be a Star Ascidian or Botryllus Schlosseri. If that is the case it appears these are a colonial tunicates/sea squirts and come in some very interesting colors such as the ones in the pics. Pictures courtesy of google. Maybe mine one day will color up like these.

 

[ReefInskeep]

Interesting. Very cool. Where did you get the live rock?

 

[Highgrade]

Interesting. Very cool. Where did you get the live rock?[/QUOTE

It’s actually CaribSea Shapes rock. So it most likely came in as a hitchhiker on some coral. One hitchhiker I don’t mind.

 

[ReefInskeep]

Well that is pretty cool! Hopefully it survives & thrives. Always awesome to see neat little unexpected & uncommon creatures in reef tanks.

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

That's a pretty cool hitchicker.

 

[Highgrade]

Interesting enough it seems to have moved to higher lighting and another tunicate emerged. So now there is two. Wondering if this is a start of a colony.