Jump to content
Top Shelf Aquatics

Is this an acan lord?


markxc

Recommended Posts

Hi all,

 

Does anyone know coral this is? I was under the impression it was an acan lord when i bought it, but I just bought a bunch of acan lord frags from somewhere else and this looks nothing like the ones i just received.

 

image1.png

Link to comment
  • 3 months later...

Is it smaller than the your other "Acan lords"? 

 

FYI, the genus was reclassified in the last few years and was consolidated back into the Micromussa genus. The larger polyp ones, which we typically see labeled as Acan lords, are Micromussa lordhowensis. The smaller polyp variety, which used to be just called micromussa, are Micromussa amakuensis. That looks like the smaller polyp variety there, A. amakuensis. 

 

For reference, that looks extremely similar to one of mine. 2" disk for size reference and about half a golf ball in size. 

2018_10_16_neptunerainbowacan2.jpg

 

In comparison to one of my rainbow Micromussa lordhowensis (Acan lord). The adult polyps there are ~1" across and that's a 4" disk it's sitting on. About the size of a tennis ball. 

2018_10_16_neptune_rainbow_acanb.jpg

 

Link to comment

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recommended Discussions

×
×
  • Create New...