Mysterious sea creature pulled from water becomes social media sensation: Compared to an intestine and a pipe

In Australia, a fisherman caught a sea creature he had never seen before while fishing. After pulling the orange, hook-like creature from the water and taking photos, the fisherman asked his followers to identify the species. The images, which spread rapidly on social media, were compared by some to an intestine and by others to a pipe.

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Mysterious sea creature pulled from water becomes social media sensation: Compared to an intestine and a pipe

In the Southern Victoria region of Australia, a fisherman went viral after sharing images of a mysterious sea creature that got caught on his fishing line.

Thousands of comments poured in on the images, which drew great interest from social media users.

SPECIES IDENTIFIED

After the images went viral on social media, Dr. Merrick Ekins from the Queensland Museum stated in an explanation that the sea creature was likely a sea pen of the virgularia species.

The Collection Manager of Sessile Marine Invertebrates stated, "These are endemic and are not harmful."

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