ID Please: white/transparent orb at bottom of tank

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Anyone know what this is? Sorry for the poor picture quality. It’s hard to photograph.

It’s a white/transparent orb, about 1/4” to 1/2” diameter, on the substrate with something orange inside.

Tank occupants:
2 ocellaris clownfish
1 green clown goby
1 Haitian anemone
4 blue/red leg hermit crabs

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Does it move at all? Does it have little tubes/spouts sticking out of it somewhere? It looks like it may have two sticking out the top right side, but I can’t tell for sure.

The pic isn’t super clear, but I’d guess it’s a tunicate - a harmless filter feeder.
 
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Does it move at all? Does it have little tubes/spouts sticking out of it somewhere? It looks like it may have two sticking out the top right side, but I can’t tell for sure.

The pic isn’t super clear, but I’d guess it’s a tunicate - a harmless filter feeder.
It doesn’t seem to move or have tubes/spouts. Just a smooth orb.
 

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Are you sure about the absence of tubes? I think I can make out two on both sides of the organism (which are characteristic of tunicates):
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+1 -- the "tubes" often look more like flaps or just holes.
 

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