Hitchhiker coral id pls

[Tigersref]

Hi, I found this (bottom, right) on a recently purchased rock of Trumplet corals. Its very small (maybe 1/2 inch in diameter). Sorry for the poor image, it's a heavily cropped phone pic.

thanks!

 

[Tigersref]

anybody?

 

[slfcaptain]

Are you referring to the polyps?

steve

 

[Tigersref]

yes, thanks.

 

[StirCrayzy]

Looks like generic clove polyps. They can be a nuisance because they grow very fast under full reef conditions.
If you keep on the sand, they can be trimmed easy.

 

[slfcaptain]

Look like cloves to me too.

steve

 

[aaromano]

I thought clove polyps only had 8 tentacles. Is that not right?

 

[aaromano]

Look up pictures of alveopora it might be one. LPS not a soft coral

 

[frisbee]

Look up pictures of alveopora it might be one. LPS not a soft coral

+1.

This was my first thought as well. Goniopora has 24 individual tips, Alveopora has 12.

 

[Tigersref]

Thanks Aaromano!! thats exactly right. I was not convinced it was a clove polyp. I did look up Alveopora and that is what I have.

 

[whippetguy]

very cool hitchhiker!

 

[ziggy]

very cool hitchhiker!

+1

 

[StirCrayzy]

Nice find!