ID this zoa?

[Raptor72]

Recently I fragged some dragon eye zoas on a rock and placed them in my 30 gal nano. I have noticed this 3rd one that has popped out doesn't have the same "smooth" round shape like the rest of them. It seems to have bluish filaments and a green background. Any guesses?

 

[TarheelReefer22]

Is there a way to get a closer picture

 

[TarheelReefer22]

From that picture it looks like a nudibranch

 

[Raptor72]

I'll try to get a better picture but no guarantees. It's not an invert. Its been in the same spot for about a month. Its like a zoa, just with a different form. The body is round, has a greenish background and blue string type filaments. I'll try for a better shot tomorrow.

 

[TarheelReefer22]

ok could it be a Majano anemone?

 

[TarheelReefer22]

Here is an example that looks similar to yours at least from the pic provided

 

[TarheelReefer22]

any ideas?

 

[Raptor72]

Here's another shot with the lights on full blast.


All the ends of the "tentacles" are pointy and not round like in your picture. I don't have any idea but its cool looking.

 

[TarheelReefer22]

Cool looking yes but it is def damaging ur zoas look at the pic u just posted see how the two zoas are closing up on the side where the tenicles are touch them? They are getting stung and my guess is it is stillone of those hitchhiking aneomes. Someone else chime in ime ameomes of all kinds can morph the shape of tenicles I just found a pic of a majano that had its tenicles round at the tips if it were streching for food or light they may become more pointy. My advice is remove it and if u think its of value and no a pest than frag it off to a plug or rubble. I hope to see more opinions...

 

[TarheelReefer22]

I know its from another forum but this is informational on removal and the specimen documents via photo seems to match yours better:
http://www.saltyunderground.com/article_info.php?articles_id=2

 

[Raptor72]

I understand and appreciate your help. The other ZOA's were actually curled up because I had just finished using the magnet to clean the glass and I created some turbulence. I'll keep looking for some more pics of Maganos and hopefully there's one very similar to mine. Thanks for chiming in on this.

 

[TarheelReefer22]

So ur still convienced that this is a zoa and not some other cnidarian?

 

[Raptor72]

No, don't think it's a zoa. Trying to narrow it down and get different opinions.

 

[extremehobbyist]

cnidarian in my opinion

 

[FiShTaCo]

mojano

 

[pt1000]

Looks like a majano anemone to me

 

[Reefa25]

+1 majano

 

[Raptor72]

So no takers on it being a fungia?

 

[FiShTaCo]

Not IMO. I see nothing that looks like it has a calcareous cup, the corallite, which fungia corals have.

 

[Raptor72]

Alright, thanks. I just want to make sure before I rip it out.