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Old April 19th 06, 04:05 PM posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Default Please ID this little UFO (unidentified fishy object)

Yes Mike you are correct ;-)



These are crawling hydroid jellyfish. They use their tentacles to stick to surfaces and
to move. These organisms reproduce asexually through budding or fission, and can quickly
populate under favorable conditions. One that is common is Staurocladia oahuensis but the
are even smaller

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"Mike Lawford" wrote in message
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: Must be some kind of jellyfish??
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: Have you got it in your tank?
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: ~m
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: "jjbunn" wrote in message
: oups.com...
: This curious little chap was floating along on the surface of the water
: near a reef off the coast of Oahu's North shore.
: The body was about 3/8" in diameter. The "legs" were normally extended,
: as pictured, but would retract when touched. Each leg was bifurcated at
: the end. The photo doesn't do the deep blue colour of the creature
: justice:
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: img src="http://pcbunn.cacr.caltech.edu/jjb/aquarium/creature2.jpg"
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: It reminds me of a flying saucer. Is it some sort of nudibranch?
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