Name The Coral/invert Etc

[Donya]

Mugshot guess: Haliotis genus (abalones). I am gonna guess H. lamellosa if it's from the Mediterranean, but I will admit I don't know the distributions for those guys too well.

 

[sorgan]

And you got it! Was only looking for the abalone bit as categorisation is a bit insane
Who's go is it now.

 

[seffieuk]

Who's go is it now.

Donya, you have a go

Seffie x

 

[Donya]

Darned computer has been acting up off and on all day - figures! Here goes my 3rd attempt to reply without IE hanging:

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Edited to use the original image's source, http://www.biology.duke.edu/johnsenlab/new gallery/gallery.html so I can delete the copy from my photobucket list.

 

[sorgan]

Wild stab in the dark here, is it Sedentary Polychaetes?

 

[Donya]

Nope, not a worm! It's lurking in the Echinoderm phylum.

 

[seffieuk]

Nope, not a worm! It's lurking in the Echinoderm phylum.

Wow that is beautiful, a Echinoderm, well I never! - now i'm off to hunt it down

Donya, would you also put an easier one up as well, for the New Salties please? No experienced salts allowed to answer

Seffie x

 

[seffieuk]

<Seffie jumping up and down> is it an Crinoid?

Seffie x

 

[sorgan]

ahhhh now i see!! is it a sea lilly
so Echinoderm Crinoidea P latin name seffie)

 

[seffieuk]

Echinoderm Crinoidea P latin name seffie)

dam, dam, dam!!!!!!

Come on Sorgan, post a couple more then, a hard one and an easier one for new salties please

Seffie x

 

[sorgan]

better wait to see if its right first!!! BAH i think it is so lets go

easy one hey, hmmmmmmmm ok what is

and i will expect a latin name with its common name no old salty hand for this either you cheating monkeys!!!

now for the hard one put this in your pipe and smoke it lol what is

not the carndinal the coral behind, a few clues -
its not star polyps and it can be quite noxious.

 

[seffieuk]

Oh heck, its a stick, this is going to take a bit more research

Come on you new salties - Sorgan has put one on for you - if you dont know go do some looking in your books or googling


Seffie x

 

[seffieuk]

Oh hang on.... you are looking at setting up a NPS tank - is it a Dendronephthya, but which one, if it is that Oh hang on, dont think they are noxious!!

Seffie x

 

[sorgan]

not a Dendronephthya, in fact its not even NPS. i am not going to be fooled that easily lol

 

[seffieuk]

Oh no, so it is a stick................ back to the drawing board

Come on guys, help out here

Seffie x