Bright orange zoa?

[Tomoko Schum]

I have this very bright orange zoanthus frags (the one in the center of the picture.) Can someone tell me if this is zoa or paly?

TIA,

Tomoko

 

[taithao35]

it's a paly.

 

[Tomoko Schum]

How do you tell a zoa from a paly?

Here's a close up:

Tomoko

 

[Huachinango]

what kind of lighting are you running on those?

 

[Tomoko Schum]

It's under a 14K Phoenix MH bulb.

Tomoko

 

[Bebo77]

paly's are "big" zoas... its not an exact science...

 

[dc_909]

Palys does not exactly=big zoas

palys incorporate sediment in them.

We have just decided that if they are big we will call them palys

Palythoa
http://www.seaslugforum.net/images/palythoa2.jpg

protopalythoa
http://www.calacademy.org/research/izg/CoralReefOrganisms/Anemones/Protopalythoa.jpg

zoanthus
http://www.zoanthids.net/zoanthids_images/head2.jpg

 

[Peter Eichler]

They're a Zoanthus species, but in the hobby they would usually be called Palys. For instance, all of the PE's are Zoanthus gigantus.

 

[Bebo77]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10344154#post10344154 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dc_909
Palys does not exactly=big zoas

palys incorporate sediment in them.

We have just decided that if they are big we will call them palys

Palythoa
http://www.seaslugforum.net/images/palythoa2.jpg

protopalythoa
http://www.calacademy.org/research/izg/CoralReefOrganisms/Anemones/Protopalythoa.jpg

zoanthus
http://www.zoanthids.net/zoanthids_images/head2.jpg

lol.. i meant in laymans terms...