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10-12-2006, 06:41 PM
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Made another video of the blob today. This time a piece of it broke off. A clip of the piece of blob is at the end of the video....
Red Blob Hitchhiker - Part II Maybe someone can offer a better ID after seeing the blob frag  
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10-12-2006, 08:58 PM
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Ok here's my guess:
Predaea weldii  P. weldii is found in subtidal habitats, where it grows between the branches of corals, reaching a length of 5 cm. It is extremely soft and gooey, turning into a shapeless blob when out of the water. Although not usually abundant, this seaweed is quickly noticed because the tips of its branches are fluorescent red. from: http://www.coralreefnetwork.com/marlife/stepath/rhodophyta2.html Also see: http://seaslug.info/display.cfm?id=8479
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10-12-2006, 09:33 PM
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Christy,
Someone on another board suggested Predaea weldii, too. After Googling it, I found the exact pic and quote you just posted Don't think that's what my blob is, though. It doesn't have fluorescent tips either in full MH plus actinic, or in actinic only lighting. The frag retained its shape when removed from the tank for about a minute while I got a bowl and some tankwater to put it in. At the time of this writing, the frag had been in the bowl of tankwater on a cold window sill for the last 3 hours and it's still rataining its shape. 15 minutes ago, I drained the water. Just checked it and it's still got its shape. This thing has not stung me through all the handling both in and out of the tank. It hasn't moved from the rock since we first started noticing it about 4-6 weeks ago, when I thought it was a small mushroom. It does not retract when touched, nor does it retract at night. Doesn't get bigger at night, either. In the first video, you can better see the bubbles inside the blob's polyp-y things. It seems to be more animal than vegetable, but now having accidentally fragged it, I'm not sure it's even animal anymore. I'm stumped!
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10-12-2006, 10:08 PM
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Dr. Ron won't be back until Saturday, so I can't post it on his forum until then. He might be one of the better folks to post it to. Then, I was thinking of Eric Borneman, but he's been getting threats and bad cr*p happening on his forum, so he's not available until whatever's going on there is cleared up  What magazines were you thinking of? I don't have any pics (can't take a good pic for the life of me), but I can send one or both videos. If you have addresses of magazines, I'd appreciate having them. Thanks Angela, You make me smile
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10-12-2006, 10:15 PM
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Bev, you could try Calfos forum on the Marine Depot website as well. Sometimes he's pretty handy with the ID's. I swear I've seen that algae before somewhere, I wonder if its in one of his books.
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