Please help me ID this

[florentny]

Hi,

I found this in Roatan at about 40 feet deep, and I've been unable to identify it so far. Anyone has any idea?



Thank.

 

[Eagle-scuba]

Looks like a wet bagel...LOL, did the local divemasters have an answer...

 

[Walter]

There's no picture.

 

[Rick Murchison]

Can you see it this way?

Rick

 

[ch0ppersrule]

it is really pretty, but as for what it is ?????

 

[Gryz]

It is a retracted soft coral of some kind

 

[AlaskaDiver]

This looks like a Florida Corallimorph. They retract when they are distrurbed.

 

[IXΘYΣ]

I think corallimorph of some sort is correct.
By the way, I can see both the thumbnail and picture in the first post, and the big picture in Rick's post.
IXΘYΣ

 

[EZHOOPS]

I agree a corallimorph, I would say a bleached or oddly colored ricordia species, althought that column makes me think twice.

 

[maractwin]

I'm going to disagree about a corallimorph and say it's an anemone (similar creature, but larger). Corallimorphs generally attach to hard substrate and are often found in colonies. A single individual in a sandy area is more likely an anemone. Knowing the approximate size would help determine this.

-Mark