The orginisims are moving slowly, what you think?
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I found at least 2 other heads that had these white masses on the under side. Took another picture, low magnification with a Din 4 lens. The cells in the outer bands of each organism are slowly moving so it is a living organism.
No pictures yet, tried but the sacs are hard to photograph being on the underside of the heads. There’s probably 4 or 5 heads that have them. The coral is epoxied to a large rock. I’ll probably break it loose in the next few days and dip it. I’ve had this coral for around 5 years, it’s really gone down hill lately.Could it be bacterial by any chance? Hope you find an ID. Maybe a dip will help the coral turn around. Do you have any pics of the coral with mass attached without the microscope?
Maybe a collapsed tentacle from the polyp?? It is somewhat fiberious.Almost looks like mesenterial fillaments. I'm stumped
Found a few pictures of Euphyllia Eating Flatworms, they get quite big apparently.
Your microscopic pictures look bilaterian and eggs suggest a form of Platyhelminthe.
I guess death is eminent.Those are mesenterial filaments. Basically protruding it's stomach. Why it's happening I'm not sure.