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weird hitchiker ID
could someone please id this weird hitchiker
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.
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Holy Crap... stumped me!! It looks like it could be some kind of cucumber or
nudibranch . I dunno...
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p.s it doesnt move its sessile
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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?
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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
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I don't have a clue.
I'll follow along to find out though.
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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
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and here is the "space-slug coral" closed up
no need for the turkey baster it closed up by itself after capturing an unwary
space cruiser
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get your freak on
just because
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hmmm, it LOOKS like a Polychaete flatworm, but they move. unless it is munching on something for the past 2 months.
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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.
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It is really kind of pretty.
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Could it be some sort of sponge? The little openings look reminiscent of a sponge.
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I was thinking some sort of tunicate.... they come in all sorts of weird shapes.
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No help in IDing, but I want to tag along for when you get an ID. Very cool critter, whatever it is.
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Do we know what it is yet? Do I have permission to take the pic and try to find out!
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many thanks everyone
im still puzled seems to be some form of filter feeder definately sessile
please do use the image as you wish seahorsedreams
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pretty cool....I'm interested to see if you find anything out Renee!
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space cruiser
im still puzled seems to be some form of filter feeder definately sessile