What the. Heck is this?????

turbo21 · Apr 9, 2014

Ok just got home and was dipping a paly colony I go at the lfs
Upon inspection I turn it over and see this insane encrusting type jelly

I have never seen anything like it?????

Anyone. ?????

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kv69 · Apr 9, 2014

aliens

Blitheran · Apr 9, 2014

aliens......

turbo21 · Apr 9, 2014

Thanks guys. Big help lol

preston469 · Apr 9, 2014

+1 on aliens

cbrennan4 · Apr 9, 2014

I believe it is a colonial tunicate of some sort

turbo21 · Apr 9, 2014

cbrennan4 said:
I believe it is a colonial tunicate of some sort

Wouldn't tunicates have a mouth/siphon somewhere. This is very similar to a sponge type growth.

ReefMadScientist · Apr 9, 2014

Tad poles.

MrDJeep123 · Apr 9, 2014

turbo21 said:
Wouldn't tunicates have a mouth/siphon somewhere. This is very similar to a sponge type growth.

You did dip it and it's out of water.

johnanddawn · Apr 10, 2014

"Colonial tunicates"
That's the first thing I thought as well...

Here's a pic from google images
http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/Tunicates/Colonial2.htm

MistaOrange · Apr 10, 2014

Doesn't look the same or even close...

rajkovich207 · Apr 10, 2014

Tiger sponge growing over some zoas is my giess, cool but hard to keep from what I know. Though I don't know much so maybe we should stick with the aliens idea ;-)

DragKnee · Apr 10, 2014

reefbrucie · Apr 10, 2014

Hi there Is It stationary. Why I ask Is that one evening when feeding my fish I often give a bit of lance fish to my red star fish. He was happily manuvering the piece of fish when this pink jelly "thing" came out from under a rock and climbed on to the star to get at the lance fish. The red star dropped the fish and couldn't get out the way quick enough. He wasn't happy. the jelly slid back under the rock. It was creepy. I only saw it for a few seconds but it was very flat and pink. No obvious head etc. But your pic put me in mind of it.
Bruce

Chrissy · Apr 10, 2014

TUNICATE CHIMERAS

turbo21 · Apr 10, 2014

One thing that I think everyone isn't catching is that the orange stripes are just that. Stripes. Looking closely and from the side the orange does not extend totally through the body and is just on the surface.

MrDJeep123 · Apr 10, 2014

turbo21 said:
One thing that I think everyone isn't catching is that the orange stripes are just that. Stripes. Looking closely and from the side the orange does not extend totally through the body and is just on the surface.

From the picture it appears the orange is a tube that extends to the rock surrounded by gelatinous mass. But again, you took the picture out of water and after you dipped. The structure will look different. It's collapsed in on itself if that makes sense. Just a thought.

Chrissy · Apr 10, 2014

Does it move? Maybe it's a flatworm.

turbo21 · Apr 10, 2014

MrDJeep123 said:
From the picture it appears the orange is a tube that extends to the rock surrounded by gelatinous mass. But again, you took the picture out of water and after you dipped. The structure will look different. It's collapsed in on itself if that makes sense. Just a thought.

No the orange is just a coloration of the gelatinous mass. It is actually under the surface of the mass. And the orange color is showing through

It does not move. And must be a fast grower because it grew over a few of the palys