ID please

[Geoff]

any idea what this is. it is quite interesting looking. it also grows in a funky way.

G~

[thefatman]

appears to be a tipped over miniature ampitheater to me but i could be wrong lol

It's a copepod stadium.

[Jeremy1973]

I'll buy some tickets if you find out who is performing there. Esp. if it is Annie Pod. I know..that was bad...heh heh

[thefatman]

hopefully it's not "Carolina Red and the flatworms"

[Spanky]

Sure Geoff, that's Padina sanctae-crucis. Judging by the looks of things, your Ca is a little low. See the outer margin of the fans. They are a little transparent and should be chalky white. The white is from calcium carbonate, Padina are the only brown algae that calcify.

Jerel

[Geoff]

LOL!!

OK people, someone is getting a little silly out there.

i think it is a little small for copepods though, maybe somekind of zooplankton gladiator coloseum(sp?).

Spanky-thanks, if you are talking about the very outer edges, then that trasparancy could be caused by the diatom algae hair growing on the edge of the Padina. i just checked the CA and it was at 420, but i will check again on Saturday, my weekly test day. now i can google it and find out more.

G~