A little help with identification

Mechano

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Mar 3, 2023
Messages
266
Reaction score
201
Location
London
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
A little help with identification on this coral I rescued a 2 month ago. It’s healing up nicely but I’m still a little stumped on the exact species. It’s a decent size and kinda looks like an inbetween a symphyllia or lobophyllia. I would say the diameter is 3” x 5”
What are your thoughts experts…..
thank you

IMG_2411.jpeg IMG_2412.jpeg
 

Cell

10K Club member
View Badges
Joined
Apr 20, 2019
Messages
14,354
Reaction score
22,033
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
It has a skeleton? It kinda looks like a yuma to me with the little fingers on the edges.
 

Goaway

10K Club member
View Badges
Joined
Oct 17, 2020
Messages
16,702
Reaction score
58,082
Location
Illinios
Rating - 100%
1   0   0
OP
OP
Mechano

Mechano

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Mar 3, 2023
Messages
266
Reaction score
201
Location
London
Rating - 0%
0   0   0

crazyfishmom

Valuable Member
View Badges
Joined
Oct 29, 2023
Messages
1,286
Reaction score
1,733
Location
North Andover
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
A little help with identification on this coral I rescued a 2 month ago. It’s healing up nicely but I’m still a little stumped on the exact species. It’s a decent size and kinda looks like an inbetween a symphyllia or lobophyllia. I would say the diameter is 3” x 5”
What are your thoughts experts…..
thank you

IMG_2411.jpeg IMG_2412.jpeg
The skeleton at the edges makes me feel like you might have an Acantho in your hands. The shape of the mouth too.
 
OP
OP
Mechano

Mechano

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Mar 3, 2023
Messages
266
Reaction score
201
Location
London
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
The skeleton at the edges makes me feel like you might have an Acantho in your hands. The shape of the mouth too.
Wow. It’s that’s the case , this definitely is in a rougher state than originally thought.

Well it’s improving anyways, gonna take a while to recover likely as acantho isn’t a super fast grower
 

i cant think

Wrasse Addict
View Badges
Joined
Sep 1, 2021
Messages
17,431
Reaction score
33,384
Location
England
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
A little help with identification on this coral I rescued a 2 month ago. It’s healing up nicely but I’m still a little stumped on the exact species. It’s a decent size and kinda looks like an inbetween a symphyllia or lobophyllia. I would say the diameter is 3” x 5”
What are your thoughts experts…..
thank you

IMG_2411.jpeg IMG_2412.jpeg
Symphyllia is a synonym for Lobophyllia, so both are still useable in a way but Lobophyllia is the genus.
 

Reefing threads: Do you wear gear from reef brands?

  • I wear reef gear everywhere.

    Votes: 24 14.6%
  • I wear reef gear primarily at fish events and my LFS.

    Votes: 11 6.7%
  • I wear reef gear primarily for water changes and tank maintenance.

    Votes: 1 0.6%
  • I wear reef gear primarily to relax where I live.

    Votes: 23 14.0%
  • I don’t wear gear from reef brands.

    Votes: 94 57.3%
  • Other.

    Votes: 11 6.7%
Back
Top