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Which of the following most closely associated with the picture?

  • coral

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  • fish

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  • bivalve

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  • Gastropod - nudibranch

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  • Gastropod-snail

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  • squid

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Anonymous

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I'm going with coral. Some type of corallimorph like maybe a rhodactis sp or a fuzzy discosoma that has been pulled of rock. I have a few rhodactis and when detached the underside is pale like this and they tend to sandwich up when out of water/distressed.
 

Robin Goodfellow

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Hey, when are we going to know the answer?
hi.
Danm, as I already said in the original post, I will post the answer about seven days. Sounds like you need to read my posts and PMs more carefully :wink:

So far, I had not read any bull-eye answer... so I guess if one other person get impatient, I will post the answer as soon as I read a satisfied answer.

The poll section should be easy.... there are only, what... 5 choices? And the choice of the poll should give each of you some leads....
 

Robin Goodfellow

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It's a piece of glass with a salt line on it.
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Actually, it is an one inch thick acrylic sheet... can you found glass this clear besides Starphite(tm)?

If it is any help, the subject of the photograph is about two inch long.
 

LFS42

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Actually, it is an one inch thick acrylic sheet... can you found glass this clear besides Starphite(tm)?

dude, I've seen a clearer garbage bag than that piece.


ok, next guess would be fish eggs
 

loosbrew

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im shooting for a colt frag. Ive seen to many that look like that right after you cut them. also the green "eyes" are valonia, and the "salt line" is actually fishing line. not sure if anyone else said the things about the eyes or salt line, i didn't have the patience to read through all of the posts :)


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wombat1

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I swear that looks just like my octopus after he comitted suicide. I'm going with squid. I don't think it looks like xenia, but it looks a bit like colt. The green things just look like pieces of some macroalgae.
 

Robin Goodfellow

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hi.
I apologize to those that still want to comment or vote, but since some of you are impatient about the answer, I will anounce it right now.

ANSWER:
Abyssal gland of Tridacna crocea (bivalve in the poll)
FACT:
Abyssal gland of Tri. clams are used to anchor themselves to the substrate, usually rock. Sometimes, a clam may "let go" of the abyssal gland during growth or in period of stress. The clam may not attach itself to substrate once this happens, and often reported for the case of T. deresa. However, many large derasa can still attached to substrate.

There are misconception that a missing abyssal gland for smaller clams, such as T. crocea or T. maxima usually means that the clam is in ill health, but many time, the clam will do well for many years as reported by some hobbyists.. This misconception probably is due to other related injury when the gland is ripped off the clam forcefully in an efford to remove the clam.

However, because large amount of energy is needed to regenerate the abyssal gland (high protein content), when a clam is stressed by other factor, a missing gland will compromise it chance to recovery.

In the pic, the gland is several years old. As a clam is growing, it add new threads to one end of the gland. This growth pattern give the gland a conic shape. The earlier threads are stained by dead tissue and dirt, while the newer threads are white in color. A few bubble algae were glued onto the thread since they grow near the substrate, making the gland the appearance of a nudibranch. This red-herring is not intended when the photo was taken.

The clam from which the gland is taken from is doing well, and is currently attached to another substrate within 4 days.

No vertabrate is harmed for this thread. :wink:
 

Robin Goodfellow

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hi.
Danm, your answer did not satified me, so no love or admiration will be issued. Beside, we don't deal with these among grown Asian men anyway :wink:

"I have to admit that some of you are awfully close, such as Danm..."

So are you going to stay oversea... or I need to buy life insurance? :wink:

I can post more of these F&G id if anyone is interested...
 

danmhippo

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I think F&G is good. Great time to show how close to answers I could be.......

7E, don't mean to scare you, but I am still here.......... However, my wife can sell you personal life insurance as well as corporate voluntary retirement plan.......(hehehe.....) :wink:
 

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