Is this a wellsophyllia???

[Cassian]

Hello all! I recently got this amazing coral from a member on here and they said it was a wellso. I looked at some pics of some and I’m not so sure. It doesn’t have lobes like the other wellsos, maybe it is a young one? Either way it is a gorgeous coral!! Just curious about what it is.

 

[Jon Fishman]

Same colors as mine, but way different shape.... does it ever “fold”?

 

[Cassian]

Same colors as mine, but way different shape.... does it ever “fold”?

No it doesn’t. I’m thinking could it be a scoly? It’s about 6-7 in and still only has one mouth

 

[Cassian]

I’ll get a more updated pic tomorrow. Anyone else have an ID for this?

 

[Cassian]

Bump

 

[DSC reef]

Looks like a trachyphyllia radiata, I can see a small fold developing.

 

[Cassian]

Looks like a trachyphyllia radiata, I can see a small fold developing.

Ah! Interesting!

 

[Cassian]

Looks like a trachyphyllia radiata, I can see a small fold developing.

Also, I thought the folds developed in the skeleton?? If it’s already 6 inches, wouldn’t it have folds by now? I have a trachy that is the same size and looks completely different shape wise

 

[DSC reef]

They all grow differently, it's possible it could be geoffroyi. Definitely trachyphyllia. Unless something changed, welsophyllia was classified as trachyphyllia.

 

[C. Eymann]

If I remember right wasn't wellsophyllia reclassified into Trachyphyllia? and now its T. geofferi and T. radiata?

 

[C. Eymann]

They all grow differently, it's possible it could be geoffroyi. Definitely trachyphyllia. Unless something changed, welsophyllia was classified as trachyphyllia.

beat me to it

 

[DSC reef]

If I remember right wasn't wellsophyllia reclassified into Trachyphyllia? and now its T. geofferi and T. radiata?

That was my understanding as well.

 

[C. Eymann]

That was my understanding as well.

So many changes happen in Taxonomy sometimes it can be hard to keep up.

 

[Cassian]

They all grow differently, it's possible it could be geoffroyi. Definitely trachyphyllia. Unless something changed, welsophyllia was classified as trachyphyllia.

If I remember right wasn't wellsophyllia reclassified into Trachyphyllia? and now its T. geofferi and T. radiata?

Oh! Thanks! I never knew that! Very interesting