could someone please id this weird hitchiker:eek:

it is a cigar shaped creature, as far as i can tell.it goes under the rock out of sight
it closes up with the squirt of a turkey baster.

Holy Crap... stumped me!! It looks like it could be some kind of cucumber or nudibranch. I dunno...

Dave

p.s it doesnt move its sessile :eek:

Reallllly? interesting. Can you see a tube of sorts? Is it truly sessile or just being stubborn and refusing to move out of a hidey hole?

Dave

definately seems sessile been there for 2 months (since i noticed it)and is slowly growing up the rock cant see any tube there is an open area wich could be an orifice, have circled in this photo

will squirt with turkey baster tomorow and get a closed shot of it

I don't have a clue. :( I'll follow along to find out though.

is there any chance it could be a coral? or it could be a space slug waiting for unaware space cruisers to enter its mouth

and here is the "space-slug coral" closed up
no need for the turkey baster it closed up by itself after capturing an unwary:crazy: space cruiser

:eek:just because

hmmm, it LOOKS like a Polychaete flatworm, but they move. unless it is munching on something for the past 2 months.

You HAVE to bring that over to Ron Shimek and ask what that is.... he's on the Marine Depot forum. If it moved I would say a flatworm.

It is really kind of pretty.

Could it be some sort of sponge? The little openings look reminiscent of a sponge.

Very cool though...awesome colors. I love how did the photo-montage...

I was thinking some sort of tunicate.... they come in all sorts of weird shapes.

No help in IDing, but I want to tag along for when you get an ID. Very cool critter, whatever it is.

Do we know what it is yet? Do I have permission to take the pic and try to find out!

many thanks everyone :up:im still puzled seems to be some form of filter feeder definately sessile

please do use the image as you wish seahorsedreams

pretty cool....I'm interested to see if you find anything out Renee!

I was thinking some sort of tunicate.... they come in all sorts of weird shapes.
Yep.
Been doing some reseach, a friend of mine has lots of these. 90% chance it is a tunicate. Still looking for a latin name for it.

Still looking for a latin name for it.
Here is a couple of tips you can google on.
Ascidian sp.
Aplidium sp.
Botryllus sp.

i think you may have identified it seahorse and DaTrucka
i google imaged Botryllus sp. some of them seem quite similar in form
nice one:up: