So these came on a couple pieces of rock I purchased. they weren't visible right away but over the course of time they've appeared more and more are these palys or zoas?
Hi guys. I just bought "something" yesterday and i was hoping to known are they zoas or palys. I read what do you post but now i completely uncertain what they are!! I a newb into the corals and i want to learn. ;Bored
Well...i just read everything that the people post about this theme and apparently i have to be Jacques Cousteau, a genius or have a DNA kit to known what really are. I spend sometime here reading ur stuff but i think if gonna take a lot of time. Thanks coralreefer1
And so...
1) The term "zoas" is to be used for zoanthids, generally speaking.
2) Palythoa spp. and Zoanthus spp. are example of zoanthids ("zoas").
3) The term "zoa" is normally also used when we refer to some Zoanthus spp.
4) The term "Paly" is wrongly used in the market to refer to specially "People Eaters". But "People Eaters" are in truth Zoanthus spp., not Palythoa spp.
5) The term "Paly" is also used to "identify" real Palythoa spp.
That's why I don't like usual names at all!!!!
I don't like those cartoon names too!
I things it makes a mess in many people's minds and they are a market strategy to sell those so called "new strains".
But there is absolutely no way to teach too many people the truth I wrote here. LOL!