Sertularella gayi

Jeremy Pierce Another picture from the sea bed about 10m away from the Elk wreck at 30m depth an array of Hydroids, a Fan worm Tube, Pink sea fan and the orange fury thing!!! Any ideas.....please! :-)

George Brown The orange furry thing is actually an orange crunchy thing. It looks like the bryozoan Omalosecosa ramulosa.

Jeremy Pierce Thank you George, fury came to mind as it's not a very clear pic!! :-)

David Kipling Lovely big specimen too, furry with a crunchy centre :). Sometimes called monkey puzzle bryozoan.

Jeremy Pierce Just noticed my spelling mistake!!! Luckily you both realised I didn't mean a violent angry thing!!!!

Keith Hiscock The scientific name is much more fun: Omalosecosa ramulosa.

Joanne Porter The thing that makes it look furry is called an avicularium :)

Bernard Picton The hydroid is Sertularella gayi, nice even well-spaced branching, size...

Jeremy Pierce The Sea fan was about 30cm tall so that should size all the others......:-)

João Pedro Silva Doto are really hard to spot and sometimes even harder to identify. It's very important to also document the hydroid they're on. This Doto pinnatifida feeds exclusively on Nemertesia antennina. It cand be mistaken for Doto tuberculata but the later feeds on Sertularella gayi.

Becky Hitchin Here's another cool eggy pic ...

George Brown Great photo Becky. Is it Abietinaria abietina?

Andy Horton Sertularella gayi ??? No direct experience of these hydroids.

Penny Martin This would make a good Christmas card !!

Becky Hitchin From Habitas: A. abietina iis most likely to be confused with Sertularella gayi which is similar in overall size and appearance. Points to note are the alternate arrangement of the hydrothecae in Sertularella gayi whilst they are subalternate in Abietinaria abietina. I would say that this has subalternate, at least on one branch :P