Zoa Id?

[Fungusamongus]

Hello All,
I got this piece because it was super unique and i havent seen any super long tenctcle Zoa. Can anyone ID these suckers? Thanks in advance. When I bought them they had a hollow tube, stolon maybe, that seemed to attach them at some point. But a new polyp formed from the base of the large one on the right.

 

[Fungusamongus]

A photo of the base with a new polyp forming and the old hollow stolon (?).

 

[Fungusamongus]

Anybody have any suggestions on this ID?

 

[PocketGoose]

The remind me of the yellow Parazoanthus. The colors on these are awesome though! That green base is gorgeous. Just my guess..

Did they come in on LR?

Here is the TG write up.

Yellow Parazoanthus Polyps

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tidalgardens.com

 

[Sticker shock]

Very neat, however I don’t think it is a zoa. I’m interested to hear what others have to say.

 

[Fungusamongus]

I actually bought these because they were unique. They have smooth bases with no sand inclusion in the tissue. They have actually grown quite a lot larger. Now the polyp head about 2 cm in diameter with the tentacles being at least that in length. They do have bright blue tips on the end of each tentacle, but they are hard to capture. Thanks for looking.

 

[Fungusamongus]

The remind me of the yellow Parazoanthus. The colors on these are awesome though! That green base is gorgeous. Just my guess..

Did they come in on LR?

Here is the TG write up.

Yellow Parazoanthus Polyps

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tidalgardens.com

I definitely think thye are close to these. Parazoathus seems to be correct. I will poke around more to see if i can find a closer match. Thank you!

 

[I never finish anythi]

Very nice

 

[Fungusamongus]

Thank you @PocketGoose for the info. I think the Parazoanthus led me to the correct ID. I believe they are Acrozoanthus australiae. What is called a stick anemone. Super cool, much appreciated everyone.

Photo resource:

Genus: Acrozoanthus (Zoanthid Anemone)

Atlas of Living Australia species page for the Acrozoanthus

bie.ala.org.au

 

[PocketGoose]

Heck yeah!! They’re gorgeous, did you purchase from an LFS??

 

[Fungusamongus]

Yes i did. In Lakewood WA.

 

[PocketGoose]

Yes i did. In Lakewood WA.

Nice, I’ll be on the lookout. Wonder how potent their sting is in regards to live stock

 

[Fungusamongus]

IDK. My conch was just in beteween the polyps, so maybe not that bad? I am going to reglue it down to another piece of branch rock after reading more. Definitely dont want them roaming my tank.