tangaloomaflyer
Registered
Again, sorry if this is common as muck, I'm still a beginner. Noticed this in the corner of a photo of some corals i took. I'm guessing it's a tunicate. Looks a bit like a strawberry dontchathink?
tunicate?
- Thread starter tangaloomaflyer
- Start date
Please register or login
Welcome to ScubaBoard, the world's largest scuba diving community. Registration is not required to read the forums, but we encourage you to join. Joining has its benefits and enables you to participate in the discussions.
Benefits of registering include
- Ability to post and comment on topics and discussions.
- A Free photo gallery to share your dive photos with the world.
- You can make this box go away
Charlie99
Contributor
- Messages
- 7,966
- Reaction score
- 169
- # of dives
- 500 - 999
Or maybe a sponge.
Saying where the photo was taken and approximate depth will help to narrow down the possibilities.
Saying where the photo was taken and approximate depth will help to narrow down the possibilities.
Almost certainly a sponge rather than a tunicate.
Rick
Rick
Charlie99
Contributor
- Messages
- 7,966
- Reaction score
- 169
- # of dives
- 500 - 999
There are some compound tunicates with a common tunic. They will have small incurrent siphons everywhere with one or more large outflow opening and can look very much like a sponge.
The most significant difference is that a tunicate can close the siphons quickly, while a sponge can't. Of course, that would involve touching the sponge or tunicate which none of us would ever do. Right?
The most significant difference is that a tunicate can close the siphons quickly, while a sponge can't. Of course, that would involve touching the sponge or tunicate which none of us would ever do. Right?
In addition to the multiple small pores, I'm looking at the almost amorphous shape of the whole animal (see the left side?) and the rough-looking surface. So I'm thinking sponge 
Rick
Rick
OP
tangaloomaflyer
Registered
Pores. Porifera. Makes sense. Thanks guys!
Similar threads
