anyone know what these are?
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Topic: anyone know what these are?
Posted By: peregrinus
Subject: anyone know what these are?
Date Posted: August 03 2003 at 6:48pm
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i was just wondering if anyone knew what these are?
they look like palm trees and are soft like xenia. 
thanxs Brian |
Replies:
Posted By: WhiteReef
Date Posted: August 03 2003 at 8:15pm
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Its hard to tell from the picture, but if I were to take a quick guess at it I would say brown star polyps. Does it grow on a soft mat or is it single polyps or is it on a hard base? If you could get a more close up photo of the polyps and base it would be easier to identify. |
Posted By: peregrinus
Date Posted: August 03 2003 at 9:48pm
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each one is a single polyp on a hard base LR. i'm going to try to get a better pic.
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Posted By: peregrinus
Date Posted: August 03 2003 at 10:06pm
here is a pic at night after the polyps have retracted.
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Posted By: WhiteReef
Date Posted: August 04 2003 at 6:58am
| What I was expecting was a close up shot of them to see the base. But I still believe they are star polyps. |
Posted By: peregrinus
Date Posted: August 04 2003 at 8:51am
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i nned to use a different cam my digital is a old one and won't let me get any closer without it beeing blury.
i'm going to try my 35mm and see if i can get a better pic that way. |
Posted By: SSpargur
Date Posted: August 04 2003 at 8:49pm
| Where do you live P? I may be able to swing by and take some pictures for you. |
Posted By: bullitt4932
Date Posted: August 04 2003 at 9:06pm
| they look like some type of anthius(sp) or even a generic daisy polyp. if they are all interconnected by little tubes on the rock they are more likely some type of daisy polyp |
Posted By: rfoote
Date Posted: August 04 2003 at 9:32pm
| Peregrinus - If I remember correctly you live up by me. I could try to swing by and take a picture as well. |