Can anyone identify this Brain?

[Ace1]

I picked this up about a week agao, he eats like crazy and the orange glows at night under actinics.. Is becoming one of my favorites, but i forgot what it is exactly??

you identify... I'll buy

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/518/153873Red_Brain1.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/518/153873Red_Brain_2.jpg

 

[Hormigaquatica]

appears to be a type of Lobophyllia

 

[Ace1]

hmm how can you tell?

 

[raddogz]

I concur, I believe it's a lobo.

What kind of brain did you think it was?

 

[Hormigaquatica]

hmm how can you tell?

The shape and the way the tissue lays gives a good clue to what the skeleton underneath looks like. There arent too many corals that make it into the hobby with that kind of structure. If you want to be safe, you can say it is a member of the Mussidae family. Im willing to bet it is either Lobophyllia or Symphyllia though, and most likely Lobo between those two (mainly because of the distinct tissue texture and because many, though not all, Symphyllia have a depression running through the middle of its ridges, which yours lacks.

 

[reefensis]

I believe yours is a Symphyllia. Check out these links

http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?ddid=22029&siteid=20

and

http://wetwebmedia.com/mussids3.htm
It gives you a guide about the key to differentiate Lobos and Symphyllia corals.

Also, I have the same thing as yours mine only slightly bigger.