Hey everyone,
It's always nice to learn a little about the corals we keep, isn't it?
We just received confirmation from a well-known coral expert (who wishes to remain anonymous) that our "Hot Spot Chalice" is not an Echinophyllia. Rather, it's an Oxypora. And a pretty one, at that!
Although Oxypora corals are very similar to Echinophyllia and Mycedium corals, the the edges of the colony in Oxypora corals are much more ridged than the smoother, rolls appearance of the edges of Mycedium colonies. The ridges radiating from the center of the colony are also less serrated and tooth-like in Oxypora than in Echinophyllia. Another one of the distinguishing charachteristics of this genus is large, irregularly spaced coralites.
Cool information that I thought we'd pass along.
Scott Fellman
Unique Corals
It's always nice to learn a little about the corals we keep, isn't it?
We just received confirmation from a well-known coral expert (who wishes to remain anonymous) that our "Hot Spot Chalice" is not an Echinophyllia. Rather, it's an Oxypora. And a pretty one, at that!
Although Oxypora corals are very similar to Echinophyllia and Mycedium corals, the the edges of the colony in Oxypora corals are much more ridged than the smoother, rolls appearance of the edges of Mycedium colonies. The ridges radiating from the center of the colony are also less serrated and tooth-like in Oxypora than in Echinophyllia. Another one of the distinguishing charachteristics of this genus is large, irregularly spaced coralites.
Cool information that I thought we'd pass along.
Scott Fellman
Unique Corals
