Bought as Micromussa, not convinced at all

[acdraindrps]

Looks like an acan to me.

 

[Justin74]

acans in general look like scolys, but really doubt your piece is a scolymia
with a second polyp right next to it?
How many polyps all together mike?

It could just simply be panning out for more light and would explain its large oral disk. Acan or micro, it is nice.

-Justin

 

[mike1962]

Hi Justin,

I just got back from the Bay Area tonight, so no new pics to post yet. It only has 2 polyps. The one large one, and then a smaller one that has continued to grow, and now has a white mass behind it which looks like it is building it's base. I will try to get a pic posted tomorrow of the base, and the polyps as they are retracted, and a pic showing both polpys.

 

[mike1962]

More Pics

More Pics

Here are some more pics from different angles. I did move it around a bit to try to get the polyps to retract a bit, but didn't want to upset it too much. Now that I see the white behind the smaller polyp I'm note sure that is a base buildup, it looks like it could be a sponge.

Backside view

Backside of smaller polyp

Front retracted a bit

Angled view showing both polps

 

[coralite]

That base buildup is the hallmark of a scolymia, which can occasionally get two or more polyps.

 

[mike1962]

Thanks coralite! This is great! Do you have any information on the base buildup that you can refer me to? I'd really like to know more! When the smaller polyp's base is built up can I frag it, or should I let it be?

 

[ReefDoctorMicromussas]

100% Not micro if it gets 3" Vernons definition is less than 8mm LOL thats about 1/4"

Looks like a Indo acan to me

 

[coralite]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11510379#post11510379 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mike1962
Thanks coralite! This is great! Do you have any information on the base buildup that you can refer me to? I'd really like to know more! When the smaller polyp's base is built up can I frag it, or should I let it be?

Well if it is a lord or Micro it will develop multiple corallites and grow out, at which point it'll be easy to frag. Since I suspect it is a scolymia, I doubt it will produce any/many more polyps and it would likely be best left as is.

 

[Sheol]

Except for the striping, which looks like an Acan, everything else is SCREAMING Scoly at me right now..

Matthew

 

[mike1962]

Thank you all so much for your input on this. It's seeming more like a scolymia. It will be interesting to see how the second polyp develops. I'll keep you all informed when it is fully developed and post pics.

As an aside, many of us here in California got slammed by a major storm and myself and others were without power for 27 hours or thereabouts. With a lot of work and little sleep, a power inverter and a couple of deep cycle marine batteries my main reef tank seems to have weathered ok. The experience taught me that I need to buy a generator!

Thanks again all!