At what point did acan lords become micro lords?

[thewackyreefer]

I missed it, can someone fill me in?

 

[JoshH]

This was quite some time ago now, I'll dig up the article on reef builders talking about it...

Here it is!!! Back in 2016

Micromussa lordhowensis - Acan Lords are now ‘Micro Lords’ | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

Micromussa lordhowensis is the new designation for one of the reef aquarium hobby’s most popular species of large polyp stony corals. After a decade of enjoying this colorful and fleshy coral in…

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[naoki]

Here is the citation to the paper:
Arrigoni, R., Benzoni, F., Huang, D., Fukami, H., Chen, C.A., Berumen, M.L., Hoogenboom, M., Thomson, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Budd, A.F. and Zayasu, Y., 2016. When forms meet genes: revision of the scleractinian genera Micromussa and Homophyllia (Lobophylliidae) with a description of two new species and one new genus. Contributions to Zoology, 85(4), pp.387-422.

They had a pretty nice study, which clearly showed that it was misplaced.

 

[thewackyreefer]

Awesome, thank you guys! It's crazy what you can miss when you're away for a few years!