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This is growing on my GSP rock. Any ideas what it is? Friend or foe and needs to go?

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Looks like yellow polyp coral
Doesn’t look like the to me. The growth is similar but the tentacles look different. I think I came across something similar when researching for something else a couple of days ago. Can’t find it now.
 

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Doesn’t look like the to me. The growth is similar but the tentacles look different. I think I came across something similar when researching for something else a couple of days ago. Can’t find it now.
Youre not thinking Phyllangia Americana? Its not that from what I can see

 

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Youre not thinking Phyllangia Americana? Its not that from what I can see

Definitely more like Phyllangia Americana, but still not sure. I have a couple of hidden cup corals (Phyllangia Americana) and they have a very distinct tentacles.
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From pics the tentacles kinda look thornish or look solid like tunicate tubes. If that makes sense. I know they aren’t tunicates….
Can you post pics in full white lights…
 

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Definitely more like Phyllangia Americana, but still not sure. I have a couple of hidden cup corals (Phyllangia Americana) and they have a very distinct tentacles.
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From pics the tentacles kinda look thornish or look solid like tunicate tubes. If that makes sense. I know they aren’t tunicates….
Can you post pics in full white lights…
If these are actual pics, it is then Hidden cup coral AKA Phyllangia Americana
 

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This is what I saw yesterday and thought was cool. I was researching different anemones in the Gulf of Mexico. Seeing the pic @mrshollyc posted made me have a flashback of the Branching Anemone. I don’t believe it’s a match comparing now. It’s more Coral/Polyps/Zoa looking.
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