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Open Brain
Scientific Name
Trachyphyllia (TRAY-kee-FILL-ee-uh)
Common Names
Open Brain, Rose, Wellsophyllia
Origin
Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Western Pacific, Japan, Australia, Solomon Islands
Lighting
Medium to medium high. Red morphs tend to need more light than green.
Aggressiveness
Low
Current
Minimal, too high of water current and coral will not open fully. Could cause the inflated tissue to tear away from the skeleton.
Hardiness
Hardy, good for beginners
Placement
Low in the tank, the V shape of the skeleton denotes the fact that this is a substrate dweller.
This coral likes the addition of some iodide/iodine. It can inflate to dramatic proportions, place it accordingly. Wellsophyllia has been synonoymized with Trachyphyllia. The name referred to colonies in which adjacent valleys become fused. (see Borel Best and Hoeksema (1987) and Veron and Hodgson (1988).
Valetta Clements
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