Roots or branches on Torch Coral Trunk?

[cdarcy]

Just keeping an eye on this brown root looking thing. We just identified The clear things that are most definitely tunicates and not harmful. These brown things are growing steadily, stay in the same spot. Any idea?

If I look up the way I describe them I see dinoflagellates but then the picture doesn’t look like it to me. Does anyone know?

 

[F i s h y]

i see what looks to be tunicates, a very small feather duster worm, a vermitid snail, and what appears to be macro algae of some kind. also a small bit of orange sponge and some spibroid worms.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

I'd guess the root-looking thing is a red macroalgae species (not sure what kind though).

 

[Rugops]

Looks like Gracilaria mammillaris (a red macro algae) which is the one I have. They look the same.