Coral ID

[Jharris032]

About a month ago I purchased a handfull of corals at one time and after getting home, acclimating everything and placing them all I noticed there was a coral I didn’t chose so I’m assuming my LFS decided to just include it in the lot or they added it mistakenly and I’m not 100% sure but I think it’s an Acan?.?.? Can somebody tell me exactly what it is?

 

[fishski13]

looks like an acan head

 

[Jharris032]

looks like an acan head

That’s what I was thinking….caught this tonight looks like it’s tentacles are reaching from under the cap??

 

[fishski13]

That’s what I was thinking….caught this tonight looks like it’s tentacles are reaching from under the cap??

never seen tentacles come up from under the head. They are around the inner ring of the head like in the first pic.

 

[BranchingHammer]

Looks like Micromussa lordhowensis (formerly acanthastrea lorhowensis). Also, the "tentacles" underneath the cap might just be the skeletal structure underneath the polyp.

 

[thamnasteroid]

Micromussa lordhowensis

 

[thamnasteroid]

Looks like Micromussa lordhowensis (formerly acanthastrea lorhowensis). Also, the "tentacles" underneath the cap might just be the skeletal structure underneath the polyp.

No, those are just tentacles. Septal teeth sticking out look different.

 

[BranchingHammer]

No, those are just tentacles. Septal teeth sticking out look different.

I'm referring to this photo where I don't see any visible tentacles, just ridges in the skeleton that the OP might be referring to. I circled them here:

 

[Jharris032]

Micromussa lordhowensis

Are you pretty certain?

 

[Jharris032]

Looks like Micromussa lordhowensis (formerly acanthastrea lorhowensis). Also, the "tentacles" underneath the cap might just be the skeletal structure underneath the polyp.

How certain are you?

 

[BranchingHammer]

Almost entirely certain that it is in the Micromussa genus, and fairly certain that it is Micromussa lordhowensis, but it could be another species within this genus.

 

[Jharris032]

Almost entirely certain that it is in the Micromussa genus, and fairly certain that it is Micromussa lordhowensis, but it could be another species within this genus.

Okay, I’m going with this then…Thanks!!!!

 

[thamnasteroid]

Are you pretty certain?

Yeah, I’m certain.

I'm referring to this photo where I don't see any visible tentacles, just ridges in the skeleton that the OP might be referring to. I circled them here:

I see. I didn’t see those.