Another ID...

[reefnut]

Thanks to everyone for there help on the last one... let's see if we can do it again :cheer:
These are deep red, look to have a disk body with about 1/4" tentacles.
Any ideas??

 

[mudplayerx]

You been buying new rock or something Reefnut, or have all of these hitchikers just recently been popping up on old rock?
I have mini coco worms popping up all over the place now...its weird.

 

[reefnut]

No I haven't got any new rock but recently tore down my 110g and packed all of the rock into my 55g and it's 40g refuge. Now I'm starting to find some new & old things... the last ID post of the Hidden Cup Coral was something I knew I had but was never able to ID or get a picture of. These things I have never seen before??

 

[yosemite sam]

Are they actually polyps/animals? It sort of reminds me of fuzzy red algea.

 

[reefnut]

Well that's a good question. They have a "disk" type center but they do not close up at all... no matter how much I disturb them. They are sunk into the rock so I can't see the body, stem or whatever it has.

 

[1journeyman]

I'm going to show my ignorance here and say it looks like some sort of macro algae or bryozoan to me.. maybe I'm just not looking at the picture correctly.

 

[reefnut]

Although I remain open to it being some sort of algae, at the same time I have experience with most types of algae and this is different from my experience.

 

[yosemite sam]

This is the algae I was thinking of, but after looking at your photos again, I'm not so sure....

 

[reefnut]

I'd say that has to be it. Any idea what the scientific name is or did you just search for fuzzy red algae??
Thanks... :cheer: :cheer:
Although it sucks it turns out to be yet another type of algae...

 

[speg]

Originally Posted by mudplayerx
You been buying new rock or something Reefnut, or have all of these hitchikers just recently been popping up on old rock?
I have mini coco worms popping up all over the place now...its weird.
You mean Christmas tree worms?

 

[yosemite sam]

I have never seen a scientific name for the stuff, but it's called red turf algae. There are a few people I know here in NYC that have had problems with it, and supposedly turbo snails do a good job at getting rid of it.

 

[reefnut]

It appears to be a Polysiphonia sp. but I read there are 250 species so coming up with an exact name would be tricky.
I'll just treat it like a nuisances algae and try to eliminate it. Thanks again,

 

[celacanthr]

wait, maybe an encrusting hydroid?

 

[devildog01]

Originally Posted by Speg
You mean Christmas tree worms?
same thing...

 

[celacanthr]

no, different

 

[speg]

Coco Worms and Christmas Tree worms are different worms bud.

 

[devildog01]

Originally Posted by Speg
Coco Worms and Christmas Tree worms are different worms bud.
Really? Everything I have looked into says they're the same. Hmm, thats weird, but I trust you guys more than I do books and stuff.

 

[reefnut]

Originally Posted by Speg
Coco Worms and Christmas Tree worms are different worms bud.
I agree completly... both a pretty cool though!!

 

[reefnut]

Originally Posted by CELACANTHr
wait, maybe an encrusting hydroid?
Hydroid could be a possibility if they closed when disturbed... I do have hydroids in the tank, unfortunately.
I'm convenced it is a species of Polysiphonia.

 

[speg]

Originally Posted by DevilDog01
Really? Everything I have looked into says they're the same. Hmm, thats weird, but I trust you guys more than I do books and stuff.
The books say they are the same huh? Well man... if you walk into a fish store and they try to sell you ONE christmas tree worm for 35 dollars..... would you buy it?