Small critter ID resource?

euromomtx

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I am sure somewhere somebody compiled pictures of small pods and cirtters and made a webpage about it.
I just can't find it.
Does anybody have a link to such a small critter ID page?
I love to look into my refugium and try and figure out what I have.
Besides the usual small copepods and amphipods I also have a lot of these horseshoe shaped bugs:
reefbug2.jpg

(the string beneath is a Cerith snail egg string and is not related to the bugs)
Or maybe these cute little snowflake critters:
reefstar.jpg
 
Im thinking the second one is a jellyfish polyp. check it out on chucks addiction under jellyfish it will show you.

not sure on the first one i cant find it anywhere. will check into the flatworms as GreshamH said. I have them as well.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15277079#post15277079 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GreshamH
Horseshoe one is a harmless flatworm
Are there harmless flatworms? I think I remember a post about people all freaking out about flatworms!
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15279400#post15279400 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Elysia
Yes, there are harmless flatworms. These are pod eaters.

The "cute snowflake thing" is a hydroid.
Hey I work hard at growing these pods! :mad: No wonder the hydroids and pod eaters are so prolific. I've been dosing phyto, etc. just to grow more pods ...not pod eaters!
 
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