fmueller Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 (edited) Seen today at North Head in Auckland. I am guessing it's some type of soft coral. Does anybody know more? Edited June 10, 2018 by fmueller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shilo Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Could be a sponge especially if it doesn't have a hard "rock" centre. Browse through this - might be able to identify it: https://www.niwa.co.nz/static/web/MarineIdentificationGuidesandFactSheets/Splendid_Sponges_Version_2-0_2017.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Could be a Polymastia or even a bryzoan colony https://www.niwa.co.nz/static/web/MarineIdentificationGuidesandFactSheets/Bountiful_Bryozoans_Version_1-0_2016_NIWA.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmueller Posted June 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 It felt a bit hard for a sponge, but than I didn't feel like fondling it a lot, in case the orange is there to signal not to touch it. The last thing I picked up from the beach to show folks, and ask what it is, was a Portuguese man o' war. Luckily, it had already lost its tentacles. Anyhow, thanks for the input. At least I know now that I found something a little unusual. Too bad I don't have a marine tank to put it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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