The largest hitchiker featherduster ive ever seen, what is it?

[Reefkeepers Archive]

can anyone give me a species name? It came from Australia on my leather

 

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Yep! That looks like it!

 

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How big is yours lol

 

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How big is yours lol

Big enough for me, at first glance, to think it was a huge aptasia lol

 

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How big is yours lol

Though if we're being specific somewhere in between zoa polyp and large duncan polyp

 

[Rick's Reviews]

Though if we're being specific somewhere in between zoa polyp and large duncan polyp

Mine approximately a frag plug '20mm' but it's wrapping around,

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

The two I know that can look like this are both relatively rare from Australia, but there's Sabella pavonina, the Peacock Worm, and (more likely because of size, location, coloration, and tube growth/location) Protula tubularia, the Red-spotted Horseshoe Worm. To my knowledge, they both are generally smaller than you're describing, but at least one place I've found listed P. tubularia as being able to grow to that size.

I don't know for sure if it's either of them, but those are the two I know at the moment.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

The two I know that can look like this are both relatively rare from Australia, but there's Sabella pavonina, the Peacock Worm, and (more likely because of size, location, coloration, and tube growth/location) Protula tubularia, the Red-spotted Horseshoe Worm. To my knowledge, they both are generally smaller than you're describing, but at least one place I've found listed P. tubularia as being able to grow to that size.

I don't know for sure if it's either of them, but those are the two I know at the moment.

Thanks! I'll try to get a size comparison photo

 

[KrisReef]

How big is yours lol

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HEY Buddy!
This is a family friendly place.

Mines a wrap around and I turn it often to grow more @KrisReef ... I'm sure an innuendos or two will not harm this community

It was a genuine question as I also have one

 

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It's definitely 'huge'