Weird coral identification

[Nano sapiens]

that’s a good shout, the thing it’s about 2inches in diameter it would have to be a big squid

I'll go out on a limb and propose that the most likely answer is that marine worms entered this thing through the damaged area and are eating it from the inside.

But it would be cool if they were babies of some sort

Maybe time for just a little slice'n'dice surgery?

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Why do people always want to cut things open?

 

[JaimeAdams]

Hmmmm

 

[Paleozoic_reefer]

 

[samnaz]

This is even weirder than the alien baby posted a while ago. Whoa. Definitely some kind of egg, I think...

 

[samnaz]

Ps don’t cut it open.

 

[ImaFlippinDolphin]

 

[PicassoClown04]

I mean maybe it’s an egg of some sort... I’m thinking a cephalopod or eels? I don’t think eels come in sacks like that.

Honestly, the marine worms theory is probably right but egg case would be much cooler

cut it open

 

[mtfish]

I am thinking this is a type of tunicate in the Genus Aplidium (sea pork). Apparently they can be colonial inside the mass. I think the "things" you see in the mass are individual organisms. Or... I could be wrong!

Here is a link to what I am talking about.

[PDF] Three related Aplidium species from the Southern Kurile Islands (Ascidiacea: Polyclinidae) | Semantic Scholar

Three species belonging to the genus Aplidium were identified in this material, which is based mainly on samples from Southern Kurile Islands received from Academician O.G. Kussakin for identification and also on a few additional specimens from Kamchatka. The genus Aplidium is well represented...

www.semanticscholar.org

 

[JaimeAdams]

I am thinking this is a type of tunicate in the Genus Aplidium (sea pork). Apparently they can be colonial inside the mass. I think the "things" you see in the mass are individual organisms. Or... I could be wrong!

Here is a link to what I am talking about.

[PDF] Three related Aplidium species from the Southern Kurile Islands (Ascidiacea: Polyclinidae) | Semantic Scholar

Three species belonging to the genus Aplidium were identified in this material, which is based mainly on samples from Southern Kurile Islands received from Academician O.G. Kussakin for identification and also on a few additional specimens from Kamchatka. The genus Aplidium is well represented...

www.semanticscholar.org

My guess is some sort of tunicate as well.

 

[Reefing_addiction]

I am thinking this is a type of tunicate in the Genus Aplidium (sea pork). Apparently they can be colonial inside the mass. I think the "things" you see in the mass are individual organisms. Or... I could be wrong!

Here is a link to what I am talking about.

[PDF] Three related Aplidium species from the Southern Kurile Islands (Ascidiacea: Polyclinidae) | Semantic Scholar

Three species belonging to the genus Aplidium were identified in this material, which is based mainly on samples from Southern Kurile Islands received from Academician O.G. Kussakin for identification and also on a few additional specimens from Kamchatka. The genus Aplidium is well represented...

www.semanticscholar.org

Looking at that link you provided than googling that a peek think by its scientific name I’m wondering if that’s what that other guy had

 

[Nano sapiens]

Why do people always want to cut things open?

Because inquiring minds want to know

The way I see it, this 'thing' already has quite a bit of damage so a small incision to remove one of the crawlies inside won't make any difference.

Of course it's up to the OP how he wants to proceed...

 

[sixty_reefer]

Ps don’t cut it open.

I won’t, dnt have the stomach to do the Area 51 approach to different things

 

[sixty_reefer]

I am thinking this is a type of tunicate in the Genus Aplidium (sea pork). Apparently they can be colonial inside the mass. I think the "things" you see in the mass are individual organisms. Or... I could be wrong!

Here is a link to what I am talking about.

[PDF] Three related Aplidium species from the Southern Kurile Islands (Ascidiacea: Polyclinidae) | Semantic Scholar

Three species belonging to the genus Aplidium were identified in this material, which is based mainly on samples from Southern Kurile Islands received from Academician O.G. Kussakin for identification and also on a few additional specimens from Kamchatka. The genus Aplidium is well represented...

www.semanticscholar.org

this is very close to it, thank you going to read some more on it and try and match it

 

[sixty_reefer]

Because inquiring minds want to know

The way I see it, this 'thing' already has quite a bit of damage so a small incision to remove one of the crawlies inside won't make any difference.

Of course it's up to the OP how he wants to proceed...

Sea life can be quite toxic wend disturbed, will leave it alone until I find out some more about it.

 

[Roachbeef19]

No clue but definitely interested please keep us updated!!!!!