A couple of hitchhikers. What are they?

tekisui

tekisui

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The first one small, red, jelly-like and cup-shaped. It has grown some in the past two weeks.
It's to the left of the hermit crab:

There are two of the other one. They look like a small white sponge, but with a hole in the center:

Thanks for any help!
 
spanko

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Agree with Meowzer on both counts. Can you point out better what you are talking about in the first picture?
 
cranberry

cranberry

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In the second pic, the white stuff to the left, that looks like a sponge.... they have siphon holes.
If you touch it and it reacts a little... it's a tunicate. But I'm going to bet it's a sponge.
Can't see the first pic.
 
tekisui

tekisui

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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3128000
Agree with Meowzer on both counts. Can you point out better what you are talking about in the first picture?

In the dead center of the picture, you are looking at the side of the "cup".
 
spanko

spanko

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Can you see any tentacles? Almost looks like a foraminiferan, but the shot is not close enough.
 
tekisui

tekisui

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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3128012
Can you make out two tubes then? Could be tunicates.
Ok, I touched both of the white things. The one on the left was hard and smooth, like a hard sponge. The one on the right was squishy and a black tip came out of it, like a worm or tentacle.
 
tekisui

tekisui

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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3128018
Can you see any tentacles? Almost looks like a foraminiferan, but the shot is not close enough.
I don't see any tentacles, but it is definitely a cup. It has caught some sand in the hollow cup from a dust up.
 
fretfreak13

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Perhaps they're dying button poylps? I had one as a hitch hiker, but since I had no real lighting it turned white and looked EXACTLY like that.
 
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