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[jmac]

i bought this lobophyllia hemprichii and noticed these little tubes coming out from the bottom, what are they?

 

[Snappy]

Likely some sort of tunicate (spelling)?

 

[Snappy]

Likely some sort of tunicate (spelling)?

Harmless filter feeder

 

[matts125]

i bought this lobophyllia hemprichii and noticed these little tubes coming out from the bottom, what are they?

looks to me like a type of featherduster tube, perhaps cocoworms of some sort..

Matt

 

[kevinpo]

Hello,
Are they hard structures or soft? Does anything come out of the tubes?

Regards,
Kevin

 

[jmac]

hi kevin, nothing does come out

 

[Boomer]

Are there only two tubes and are they pretty close to each other as the pic seems to indicate ? If so, touch the tip of the tube to see if it moves or flexes, if so a Tunicate. It would be one of the Stolidobranchia and more than liley a Polycarpa sp.

I actually need a better pic.

 

[kevinpo]

If nothing comes out and they do not produce a web they are most likely a Tunicate as Boomer has pointed out.

Regards,
Kevin