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New Coral
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 4:28 pm
by Amanda
We just got some new star polyps...was wondering what the purple
long tube like thing is?
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:21 pm
by NM354
That is the polyp retracted.
hitchhiker
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 6:38 am
by Amanda
just to be sure i am talking about the really long tubes that attach to the bottom of the rock and run up along the side and come out along the edge you can see 3 of them in this picture...
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:45 am
by Amphiprion
The short purple tubes are where the polyps arise, called calyces. The other purple extensions around the edges are adventitious stolons.
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 9:24 am
by NM354
I didn't even notice the other ones i just thought you were talking about the polyps sorry.