Can someone Id this?

[MrPicasso]

I have had this for six months or so wondering what it is. It has a hard skeleton under the mouth. Hope someone can help.

 

[MrPicasso]

I would really appreciate it if someone could Id it. I was definately thinking in the dendro/sun polyp family. Some kind of Lps for sure. Thanks Coralnutz

 

[BigBadZoaDaddy]

I have seen it before and can't remember what it is sorry, it came on LR from FLA right?

 

[MrPicasso]

Came from a piece of fiji rock. My first guess was a rock anemone too, but it has a hard column-like head with tissue coming out of it. Here's a pic of it closed so you can see what I mean.

 

[ficklefins]

Could be a ball anemone or curly q anemone, but I'm thinking ball anemone. Pseudocornyactis ?

 

[Kigs!]

if it has an exoskeleton, you can probably rule out anemone.

 

[MrPicasso]

It has an exoskeleton. I am leaning more in the direction of Tubestrea Family. Dendrophylia related.

 

[grisha]

coiuld be a baby rizo... feed it

 

[MrPicasso]

fed it brine tonight, I have never seen something grab soo much food. Hard one to ID. Are Rhizo's usually round or oblong like ovalish? I have had it for 6 months or so, but it was on a rock and I thought nothing of it. Not to mention no Id. I used it as base rock and it has been covered until yesterday. Unfed and in the dark. Now its in the light and I will start feeding it regularly. Maybe it will turn into something more Identifiable. Thanks for the help.

 

[Patwa]

very cool....i agree...if it has a skeleton, it's not an anemone.....might be a rhyzo! nice nontheless!

Zach.

 

[MrPicasso]

Ok I fed it tonight and it totally changed its look. Check it out and tell me what you think about an ID now..

 

[gflat65]

That looks very similar to a common thing from the Caribbean. I think they call it a cup coral or something. I had a lot of them at one time, on the backs of rocks and in lower light areas, typically. I don't remember split tentacles at the ends like that one shows, though. Very similar in form and color, though. I don't know what a Rhizo looks like from experience, so I can't mentally compare the two...

 

[Patwa]

robcropper, got any updates for us? did u get an ID??

 

[TyreeUM]

looks like a non photosynthetic rhizangiid...nice colored one too-they are usually just pale white