Worm or sponge? Tunicate???

[danimal1211]

Just noticed these clearish tubes coming from under my ricordea and was hoping for a positive I’d. I edited the photo to make them stand out as much as possible.
The urchin seems interested in them possibly.

 

[E.R.A.]

Danimal1211,

I do not thing you have anything to worry about. I think most people forget what "mushrooms" really are. They might be hungry they are anemones after all. It is also hard to see exactly what you mean. Keep in mind images are a slice of data where your eyes see a lot more than we can.

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[ISpeakForTheSeas]

I can't see the bases of them well enough to know for sure, but I'm leaning toward sponges. Definitely either sponges or tunicates, though, so they're most likely harmless/beneficial filter feeders.

 

[danimal1211]

I circled the ‘tubes’ in question

 

[danimal1211]

Here’s a slightly better photo

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

They might be hungry they are anemones after all

They are not anemones. Despite the term "disc anemone" that's sometimes used for them, they are most definitely corals.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Here’s a slightly better photo

Sponge, harmless filter feeder. Have the same variety growing all over my tank

 

[nickm]

Sponge, harmless filter feeder. Have the same variety growing all over my tank

I have them under my torches. I'm glad they are harmless, even though this is the second time I scrapped them off my HG torch.

 

[E.R.A.]

They are not anemones. Despite the term "disc anemone" that's sometimes used for them, they are most definitely corals.

Technically by the order you are correct but they act very similar and are cousins under the hexacorallia class. I use to have rhodactis grab shrimp and eat them. It was really cool. Hence why they are commonly referred to as anemones

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Technically by the order you are correct but they act very similar and are cousins under the hexacorallia class. I use to have rhodactis grab shrimp and eat them. It was really cool. Hence why they are commonly referred to as anemones

Hence... you should still refrain from repeating incorrect information.

 

[Tired]

Mushrooms are not anemones, no. They're more closely related to anemones than corals, but they aren't anemones, any more than a coyote is a dog because they're related. Misnomers are misnomers no matter how common they are, and using an incorrect name for something helps nobody.

OP, those are probably sponges. There's an easy way to test if they're sponges or tunicates- just give them a good poke. If they retract, they're tunicates. If not, they're sponges.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Mushrooms are not anemones, no. They're more closely related to anemones than corals, but they aren't anemones, any more than a coyote is a dog because they're related. Misnomers are misnomers no matter how common they are, and using an incorrect name for something helps nobody.

OP, those are probably sponges. There's an easy way to test if they're sponges or tunicates- just give them a good poke. If they retract, they're tunicates. If not, they're sponges.

You don't see mant opaque white tunicates, I say sponge

 

[danimal1211]

Touched it several times without retraction. Some type of tubular sponge I guess. Thank you all for the answers and the :clears throat: entertainment.

 

[E.R.A.]

Hence... you should still refrain from repeating incorrect information.

Thanks Prof!