Weird organism coming from my turbo snail's shell?

[Malawi_Illinois]

We've had this turbo snail for a while now and have noticed this.... thing that looks like a dead dandelion. The thing is reactive (if it bumps something, it has the ability to retreat back toward the snail shell). The seems to be a small hole in the shell where this is actually coming out and I am just completely at a loss trying to identify this. Please help!

 

[justjes45]

Wierd... neat! Following...

 

[cloak]

Digitate Hydroid perhaps? I can't remember ever seeing a "bloom" like that on the end of one though.

 

[Malawi_Illinois]

I'm not sure, it really seems to be embedded in our snail. The digitates seem to be a bit more numerous when they are found and also a bit more fancy along the "string" they're attached with.

 

[TheEngineer]

My first inclination was hydroid too. Pretty sure it is....

#reefsquad

 

[Crabs McJones]

Hydroid

 

[Greybeard]

Just guessing, but yeah... hydroid of some sort. No worries... most species aren't a problem.

 

[Malawi_Illinois]

It doesn't seem to be bothering anyone in the tank so we will just keep an eye on it. Didn't know about hydroids! Thanks for the help.

 

[KJ]

Hydroid.

 

[samnaz]

It is a digitate hydroid, Candelabrum sp. I've got lots of em.