Bud Barr 0 Posted July 20, 2010 Dominica, 15 feet, boulders: Never saw any tentacles, even at night, but height, shape and size did change from day to day. The mouth is clearly visible in the third picture and the blue coloration also came and went. Thanks, Bud Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocha 0 Posted July 20, 2010 If I had to guess I would say it is some type of corallimorph, but I will wait on Leslie for that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blueline 0 Posted July 20, 2010 Dominica, 15 feet, boulders: Never saw any tentacles, even at night, but height, shape and size did change from day to day. The mouth is clearly visible in the third picture and the blue coloration also came and went. Thanks, Bud Looks like some type of fungia? http://www.reefcorner.com/images/Fungia2.jpg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocha 0 Posted July 20, 2010 Looks like some type of fungia? http://www.reefcorner.com/images/Fungia2.jpg Not possible... Fungia corals don't occur in the Atlantic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leslie 0 Posted July 21, 2010 Sorry, cnidarian are really foreign territory to me - don't even want to guess. Will (Acropora) and James are both knowledgeable so hopefully one of them will drop by. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acroporas 0 Posted July 22, 2010 The corallimorph, Pseudocorynactis caribbeorum is my best guess. But if that is what it was, it should have had clear tentacles with orange tips out at night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
james 0 Posted July 22, 2010 I am stumped by this one as well. I think what we are seeing is just the base of an anemone - but I'll be d***ed if I know which one it is. It might even be a regular old Condylactis anemone all closed up. I don't think it's the orange ball corallimorph but that's hard to say too. I have seen some deepwater anemones come up w/ recovered subsea equipment that have bases that look sort of like this one too. Cheers James Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bud Barr 0 Posted July 23, 2010 Thanks to all.... I'm almost certain it's not an orange ball corallimorph. This area had lots of those so we got to see them at night, and those that were not completely hidden, during the day as well. They are pretty distinctive and look nothing like this creature. This may have to remain a mystery. Bud Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
