Pure White Palys

[JJKK]

Hi. I got some live rocks from a well established reefer's system where it was in a dark sump area. I noticed one of the rocks have this white paly/zoa looking patch on it. It is pure white. Do you think these are bleached out regular green palys due to lack of lighting from a year plus?

Sorry for the overly blue pics. But the palys are pure white. Thanks.

 

[Oscaror]

Hi. I got some live rocks from a well established reefer's system where it was in a dark sump area. I noticed one of the rocks have this white paly/zoa looking patch on it. It is pure white. Do you think these are bleached out regular green palys due to lack of lighting from a year plus?

Sorry for the overly blue pics. But the palys are pure white. Thanks.

Just look like some white paly morph not bleached.

 

[shred5]

First pick looks like palys but the second almost looks like they may be a anemone. Maybe a colonial anemone like Parazoanthus gracilis.

Probably white or almost clear because do not have zooxanthellae like a nps coral or are bleached. Is it a new rock? Was it stored in the dark for a while or flipped over?

They are defiantly void of any zooxanthellae.

 

[shred5]

Opps just read the whole post over and they were stored in a dark sump.
Yea if they were stored in the dark they are just bleached. I still think they may be closer to Parazoanthus gracilis because they could survive in the dark because they feed more than a paly ever would. So I am going to say Parazoanthus gracilis common name yellow polyps.

 

[JJKK]

Opps just read the whole post over and they were stored in a dark sump.
Yea if they were stored in the dark they are just bleached. I still think they may be closer to Parazoanthus gracilis because they could survive in the dark because they feed more than a paly ever would. So I am going to say Parazoanthus gracilis common name yellow polyps.

Thanks. Looked up Parazoanthus gracilis and pictures do match up. The pure white must be from lack of lighting for a long time.