reefhunter June 7, 2009 June 7, 2009 Scolymia, Lobophyllia, Acan Bowerbanki.... or what? It came into Fins and Feathers as a lobo... picked it up for $40. It is pretty small.... like 2" and it opens at night like you wouldn't believe...
Jan June 7, 2009 June 7, 2009 (edited) Looks like scolymia for sure. I love these corals. Scroll down the page to see them.... http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...sa%3DX%26um%3D1 Edited June 7, 2009 by Jan
F&Fmgr June 7, 2009 June 7, 2009 Scolymia, Lobophyllia, Acan Bowerbanki.... or what? It came into Fins and Feathers as a lobo... picked it up for $40. It is pretty small.... like 2" and it opens at night like you wouldn't believe... Looks good Hunter!!! Im interested to hear the masses on this one Sean
reefhunter June 7, 2009 Author June 7, 2009 I will have to take a picture of the bone structure underneath... I have scolymia, cynaria, etc... the tissue looks like a scolymia but the skeleton looks like a dead lobo... so... maybe the scoly grew on a lobo skeleton or maybe the lobo ended up in a round shape and looks like a scolymia... Ill go take more pictures.... Thanks Sean... its awesome!
reefhunter June 7, 2009 Author June 7, 2009 the first thing I thought when I saw it was Scolymia... but the skeleton threw me off...
L8 2 RISE June 7, 2009 June 7, 2009 I think that does look like a scoly coming out of a lobo skeleton it doesn't really look like it's growing ON the skeleton, more on top of. It's playing mind tricks with you
Jan June 7, 2009 June 7, 2009 the first thing I thought when I saw it was Scolymia... but the skeleton threw me off... That could be its skeleton. Really can't tell from the photo. Maybe it was dying off and grew back or maybe it was glued onto that skeleton. You'd be the best judge.
Jan June 7, 2009 June 7, 2009 Check out the other side... Hmmmm, Cynarina? Here's comparison of Scoly and Cynarina http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/nov2003/invert.htm
Jan June 8, 2009 June 8, 2009 Indophyllia? Yeah, I saw that too. The base looks a lot like what you've got.
reefhunter June 8, 2009 Author June 8, 2009 (edited) I asked Sean if he knows where it came from.. maybe that will help ID it... Edited June 8, 2009 by reefhunter
reefhunter June 8, 2009 Author June 8, 2009 http://www.reefhotspot.com/store/product_i...roducts_id=3884 Looks like this "acan maxima" for $150
reefhunter June 8, 2009 Author June 8, 2009 I think I will be going to fins and feathers alot more often...
reefhunter June 8, 2009 Author June 8, 2009 According to Sean at Fins and Feathers it came from Celebes Sea... Indonesia...
Sikryd June 9, 2009 June 9, 2009 I think I will be going to fins and feathers alot more often... +1 Nice stuff and cool store
rioreef June 9, 2009 June 9, 2009 Here is a good reference on Advanced Aquarist from Julian Sprung. Taking a look at the skeletons shown, the edges of the Indophyllia look more rounded over compared to the Scolymia. The Scolymia skeleton looks more funnel shaped with sharper edging. Also, it looks like the ridges on a Cynarina are more pronounce and farther apart too. I got a Scolymia vitiensis from F&F in the early spring and it has old exposed growth like yours, but the coral is flatter.
reefhunter June 9, 2009 Author June 9, 2009 Can anything be eliminated due to where it was collected? Does anything stand out as more of a canidate due to where it was collected?
reefhunter June 9, 2009 Author June 9, 2009 http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...hreadid=1651115 What they said on another site...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now