carbon-mantis Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 Looks fairly close, but I'm 99.9% sure it's not a cnidarian. Link to comment
mmcguffi Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Does that mean the pod died by wondering into it (ie digested)? Or it crawled in and then out Link to comment
carbon-mantis Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 Pod looks dead, but it could be just a molt. Since an ID hasn't been posted, another hint- MOLLUSKS Link to comment
mmcguffi Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Well, according to that I guess it would be in the gastrula or larval stage... searching for a genus.... Link to comment
mmcguffi Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Im going to say a veliger (attached with foot) or perhaps some kind of snail larvae. Beyond that Im not sure there's enough evidence to nail it down any further. Link to comment
doppelganger Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 dinoflag? I dunno... I don't like this game anymore it makes my head hurt ;P Link to comment
carbon-mantis Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 Well, I can say that someone on this page is veeeeeery close to an ID. All I need now is a genus. With a bit of searching I guarantee it can be found . ::edit:: Also, they're gone now. Last night a cruising Astrea ate them. Link to comment
carbon-mantis Posted March 31, 2011 Author Share Posted March 31, 2011 snail eggshells Hatched eggs would explain the single opening. And the algae. And the clear-ness. And the stuck-on-glass-ness. And... do I get macro for guessing? Maybe I can trade in all my points from IDing the Chuck Norris macro? Pwetty pwease? Link to comment
mmcguffi Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 what's in your tank? theyre empty egg shells from some snails, clams, slugs, mussels Link to comment
Monochrome5 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Nice! I'd guess either turbo casings or astraea casings based on the size, but I'm not sure what you have roaming your tank Link to comment
carbon-mantis Posted March 31, 2011 Author Share Posted March 31, 2011 Nassarius snail egg casing. Soon after taking the picture one of them crawled near the same spot and left a few more. Link to comment
Monochrome5 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Nassarius snail egg casing. Soon after taking the picture one of them crawled near the same spot and left a few more. Doh. So close! Do I still win a prize? Link to comment
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