Are Micromussa the same as Acans?

[Shnabbles]

The title says it all... are Micromussa the same thing as Acans?

 

[Bcollins111900]

Micro polyps are the size of a pencil eraser and acan lords are much larger. Look the same only micros are much smaller.

 

[GMAX]

Nope two distinct Genus.

 

[neyugn0w01]

Not the same but they behave exactly alike. You can actually place them next to each other without any warfare. Most micros are smaller then lords, but I have some that are larger then the lords when they are both fully open. The skeletons of micros are always smaller then lords.

 

[Norwood IND]

I have seen some local LFS calling what appeared to be acans as large micros. Is there any way to specifically tell? I have been told that some micros can be fairly large polyped.

 

[Shnabbles]

i love the colors they come in,,, guess i can only get them online iv never seen any local places with them

 

[xdusty6920]

aside from being smaller then acans there isnt much difference. as a matter of fact for a long time they were considered lords. to the trained eye you can see a slight difference between the two. there is nothing distinct (beyond the size difference) but they do have a slightly different appearance. as with most corals the best way to be able to id a coral is to check out the skeleton or examine tons of pics and get a good feel for what your looking at.