Is This A Polyp?

[kevin34]

I found this green polyp looking thing on my radioactive dragon eye frag. I am currently getting rid of flatworms in my tank and this frag was covered in them so I took it out and gave it an iodine dip. During the dip I noticed it. The weird thing is is that it didnt close up during the dip like all the other polyps. Is this even a zoa?

 

[blazin2k6]

looks like a type of people eater paly with the white lines i see on it.

 

[kevin34]

but theres no green mouth (if the middle is even a mouth). the thing that confuses me is that it didnt close up when I dipped it.

 

[jeanheckle]

Originally Posted by Kevin34
http:///forum/post/2742879
but theres no green mouth (if the middle is even a mouth). the thing that confuses me is that it didnt close up when I dipped it.

maybe it is possessed and watching you!!!

Just kidding. It's actually very pretty.

 

[kevin34]

Ya I'll actually be pretty excited if its really a zoa but im still not sure if it is. I cant really see it connected to a stem or a mat or anything and its super tiny. here are a couple more pics.

 

[blazin2k6]

maybe a polyp of lepestrea or however you spell it ? They almost look like zoanthids up close but are very very very tiny Not a PEOPLE eater palythoa.

 

[saltn00b]

interesting whatever it is. keep posting pics as it grows or splits. almost looks like a small mushroom.

 

[kevin34]

i am starting to think its a type of macroalgae.

 

[saltn00b]

is there any encrusting flesh at the base? i saw today a very wild type of montipora that , although orange had large polyps / circles like that .

 

[meemmoo]

I second on the macro algae I have something very similar can't remember name though.

 

[saltn00b]

do a search on :
Green algae / Chlorophyta:
Acetabularia sp. - Mermaid's wine glass. Photo courtesy Yasuhiro Tomioka