Help with Hitchhiker ID

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Hi I have a few hitchhikers on new ocean live rock. I would love some help with ID:

1) Tiny green anemone
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2) looks like possible Aiptasia on the underside of the rock but does NOT retract when touched- could it just be some sort of algae?
IMG_6543.jpeg

3) Yellow round blob - is this a sponge?
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White/neutral light would probably help with the identification. And maybe an arrow or a circle around the specimen you want to have identified (at least in the second image).

Aiptasia/Exaiptasia species retract when you touch them, so if it's not retracting I doubt it's an anemone at all.
 

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