I.D. help
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dragonladylea
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Pretty!! but got me stumped, looks like an inverted mushroom.
fedukeford
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weirdest thing ive ever seen, my best guess would be some sort of nudibranch
dragonladylea
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Maybe a flatworm, I've heard that they can be pretty but I've never seen a pretty one.
dragonladylea
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Looks like a fleshy limpet.
Now that you said that I can see the shell. I never knew they could be so pretty, ok where can I get one???
Now that you said that I can see the shell. I never knew they could be so pretty, ok where can I get one???
sula
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Originally Posted by froznfinn
I'm not positive but it may be a spanish dancer nudibranch... :thinking:
Don't they get to be 2 feet long! :scared:
After doing an image search on both, I'm going with Limpet. At some point I got the idea mine was called a "skirted" limpet, not exactly sure where I got that from or if it's accurate.
Let's see if this picture works, it sure is hard to photograph...
I'm not positive but it may be a spanish dancer nudibranch... :thinking:
Don't they get to be 2 feet long! :scared:
After doing an image search on both, I'm going with Limpet. At some point I got the idea mine was called a "skirted" limpet, not exactly sure where I got that from or if it's accurate.
Let's see if this picture works, it sure is hard to photograph...
dadummy
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here's some info, borrowed from another site. think it's pretty accurate, cause the undersides of the LR it grazes on is bare"Orange Frilly Limpet - Lucapina aegis
Can you ID this?
<yep>
It's in a reef tank. Is it bad or good , Friend or foe..
<foe... as most limpets ultimately are. They are somewhat indiscriminate feeders on benthic life forms. The brighter colors are usually a giveaway (noxious and freely predating on desirable reef life - perhaps corals or sponges). Its best to remove this species and a tank without reef invertebrates."
Can you ID this?
<yep>
It's in a reef tank. Is it bad or good , Friend or foe..
<foe... as most limpets ultimately are. They are somewhat indiscriminate feeders on benthic life forms. The brighter colors are usually a giveaway (noxious and freely predating on desirable reef life - perhaps corals or sponges). Its best to remove this species and a tank without reef invertebrates."