"Blue Snowflake" polyps

[sassafrass]

I'm nto sure of the scientific name,does anyone know it?

 

[sassafrass]

Another pic

 

[sassafrass]

One last pic

 

[Grunt]

Looks like an Anthelia sp. to me. Very nice coloring too. Could be a Tubipora sp. also, but can't really see tubes. Most likely something like Anthelia glauca or something.

Cheers

 

[rhoptowit]

hawaii has something that looks like that. can find it in tidepools sometimes, generic name for it is blue octocoral.

http://www.marinelifephotography.com/marine/cnidaria/octocorals.htm

 

[sassafrass]

Thanks rhoptowit that sure looks like it! It seems to grow fast and has different shades of blue from growing in different parts of my tank
Regards, Lee

 

[breutus]

are they individuals like clove polyps?

 

[dzb912]

no clue but those are relli cool

 

[nightOwl]

I brought some a while back and they were sold to me as snowflake claveria polyps. I took some close ups of them think they are very pretty. Each polyp is individual and when they are expanded they have a very full looking apperance. Once disturbed they do retract a little and like others have said the color blue has some variations depending on lighting.



Blue snowflake polyps

 

[sassafrass]

As rhoptowit said they are an octocoral There are no tubes and seem to be individuals
regards , Lee