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I just found this creature on my live rock. It will retract into its hole in my rock when touched (with tweezers). I looked at Lionfish's Hitchhiker Guide but can't ID it myself. So I ask you, what is it?

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Pulls back with little provocation?

An aptasia or mojano you really have to poke.

I'd say sessile cucumber.
 

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There are several aptasia and also mojano anemones. Tough one.
 

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No need to apologize. That's better.
I don't think is a mojano I could be wrong. The long and short tentacles are weird. It could just be a carribean anemone.
Most of the cucumbers I belive have fuzzy tentacles.
 

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