Small Fluorescent Disks on Sandbed...

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In the last 2-3 months I found a bunch of these little 3/16" fluorescent disks and I'm curious if anyone has seen anything similar (my best guess is Ricordia florida brooded planulae):

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These things are motile, mostly like to twirl around as seen in this short vid:

http://vid230.photobucket.com/albums/ee141/Back2dubs/IMG_0735_zpsidzj3nvs.mp4

I kept them in a container with holes for 5 weeks, but no changes/development, so they've been dumped into the nooks-and-crannies of my live rock.
 
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def interested in an update if anything happens

After peppering the live rock with around 15 of these disks a few days ago, I can only account for two. One is on the sand bed under a large Ric and the other is staying put where I released it on the rock. Where the others went is a mystery.
 

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