dshnarw Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 One of the first corals I got when I re-set up my aquaria, and I've never been quite sure what it was. Made it through the move to Maryland, but bleached badly, and has recovered well. Looks superficially like a plate coral, but has MANY mouths (white) and is attached to the substrate...so I don't know. sweepers out: annoyed it a bit: overhead, white spots are all mouths: attached: Link to comment
Louie3 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Que es? se mira como un http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1925 pero de orto color Como se hacen los accentos en la computadora? Link to comment
dshnarw Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 Que es? se mira como un http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1925 pero de orto color Como se hacen los accentos en la computadora? Hehe.....that was the extent of my Spanish-speaking skills. (I can read, but I can't write it) Accentos en Word copy/paste Don't think it's the same - only one mouth. Link to comment
Louie3 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 ha well that works, yeah I just noticed it when I looked at it in more detail Link to comment
dshnarw Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 Fungiahave you seen a fungia with multiple mouths?? I haven't...which is why I'm skeptical Yeah - just a quick count - it has ~30!!!!!! mouths on it?!?!?!? Link to comment
jsw Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 have you seen a fungia with multiple mouths?? I haven't...which is why I'm skeptical Yeah - just a quick count - it has ~30!!!!!! mouths on it?!?!?!? Yes, there are a number of Fungia that have peripheral mouths separated from the axial mouth. There are quite a few different types of Fungia... I'm not sure that I can nail down exactly what type yours is. Edit: start your ID search here http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/coralid_search.php Link to comment
dshnarw Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 Yes, there are a number of Fungia that have peripheral mouths separated from the axial mouth. There are quite a few different types of Fungia... I'm not sure that I can nail down exactly what type yours is. Edit: start your ID search here http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/coralid_search.php Thanks for the link. That one's bookmarked now More fungiids than I thought, but I found it: Halomitra clavator Characters: Colonies are free-living, irregular and dome- or bell-shaped or flat. They are usually attached to the substrate. They are thin and fragile. Septa have distinctive knob-shaped teeth. They are mostly perpendicular to the colony margin, but are sometimes in two or more groups, one group being perpendicular to the colony margin. Colour: Brown with pale margins. Corallite centres may be white. Similar species: Halomitra meierae. See also H. pileus, which is less fragile and does not have club-shaped septal teeth, and Zoopilus echinatus, which has a similar superficial appearance but dissimilar septa. Habitat: Sheltered habitats. Abundance: Rare. Link to comment
jsw Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 It's a cool piece! Not a fungia... you were right. Same family though. Halomitra. Hmmm don't see that one everyday. Link to comment
joesmoe517 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 is that the same thing as a helmet coral then? We have one in our 590ga display at work and it literally has grown into the dome shape of a helmet about the size of half a small watermelon. It has hundreds of mouths and tentacles all over just like yours...but bigger. Link to comment
dshnarw Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 It's a cool piece! Not a fungia... you were right. Same family though. Halomitra. Hmmm don't see that one everyday. Yeah, definitely doesn't seem common - I've searched nearly every reef hobbyist website I could find and no luck. Glad to finally have an ID for it...Thanks Much! is that the same thing as a helmet coral then? We have one in our 590ga display at work and it literally has grown into the dome shape of a helmet about the size of half a small watermelon. It has hundreds of mouths and tentacles all over just like yours...but bigger. It might be Halomitra: Halomitra pileus or maybe: Zoopilus echinatus Does the helmet coral have its tentacles out ALL THE TIME? Mine stopped putting its tentacles out so much when it got bleached, but as soon as it started getting healthy, they don't stay closed. Might be because I'm feeding the mini carpets every day, but I'm not sure. Link to comment
joesmoe517 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 yea its tentacles are out all the time. it looks a little more like the zoopilus echinatus but green and white Link to comment
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