Hitchiker Acro ID

[RDHDDRAGON]

Thanks in advance for your help.

I have been patiently waiting for this hitchiker to grow some before putting pics on here. It snuck in on a zoa frag i got. When i first saw it it just looked like an orange/green blob about the 1/4" in diameter. This is what it is now. The bottom encrusting portion has a green tint to it. Grows out white and all the ends of the tips are green. The feeders or tentacles that come out at night are clear.

 

[RDHDDRAGON]

Not even any guesses? lol

 

[aqua80]

loripes or granulosa ?

 

[RDHDDRAGON]

I believe granulosa is right. THanks!!:bounce2:

 

[returnofsid]

It definitely needs to color up but my guess would be A. loripes.

 

[RDHDDRAGON]

They look so similar. How do you tell the difference between the two?

 

[Brent6b]

That one is tough. Thick base says granulosa, also looks to be a not so linear growth. Just an opinion but seems like loripes acros tend to point their tips at the light source where granulosa seems to point in more random directions.