What is this thing?

[BristleWormHater]

I think @ISpeakForTheSeas will be the only person with any idea what this thing is. It has this calcified trumpet shaped tube, and when I saw that I thought oh that's probably a veremetid snail, but nope. It has these feathers kind of like a feather dusters but they come out from all sides of the tube and are very short. Here's some pics. Any ideas?

 

[KrisReef]

That’s a hitchhiker.

 

[elysics]

It's just a feather duster, there are many different kinds

 

[BristleWormHater]

It's just a feather duster, there are many different kinds

Yeah probably lol. Had to get my morning panic post in.

 

[tbrown]

They could also be some variety of colonial hydroids. If they're feather dusters they're very unique looking.

 

[Solo McReefer]

Any ideas?

A reef scalpel would take that off clean

 

[dakoop]

If worried remove it.

 

[VintageReefer]

Could be very dangerous.

Send me the frag and I will investigate in my display lab

 

[BristleWormHater]

They could also be some variety of colonial hydroids. If they're feather dusters they're very unique lolooking.

I'm leaning towards a unique feather duster. It looks very similar to one tube is just a little large

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

I think @ISpeakForTheSeas will be the only person with any idea what this thing is. It has this calcified trumpet shaped tube, and when I saw that I thought oh that's probably a veremetid snail, but nope. It has these feathers kind of like a feather dusters but they come out from all sides of the tube and are very short. Here's some pics. Any ideas?

Definitely a feather duster - if the tube is calcium carbonate based rather than sediment and mucus based, it's a Serpulid worm.

 

[BristleWormHater]

Definitely a feather duster - if the tube is calcium carbonate based rather than sediment and mucus based, it's a Serpulid worm.

Definitely. Today his crown was fully out of the tube and it is actually pretty large. I'll try to get pictures