Difference between ricordia and yumas

[TCU Reefer]

I know they're both ricordias but what is the main differences (besides price)?

Is it the location they are from (Florida vs. ?), the mouth?
Thanks

 

[k2yu]

I've been told from LFS that some of the Ricordea florida that are attatched with a piece of rock (except aqua cultured) are not actually from Florida, because no live rock can export into outside Florida. (don't know if its true) but so i was told that most of the Ric Florida are fron Haiti

 

[integlikewhoa]

post some pics of the diff guys. Im following along too.

 

[Pandora]

Curious also, tagging along. I always confuse these 2 and hairy mushrooms as well.

 

[anydarnthing]

Ricordia Yuma's are from the western Pacific(Indonesia) and Yuma Florida like the name implies is from florida and the caribbean. I read that Florida are more colorful on average.

 

[Pandora]

So Yuma is a more inclusive group than Ricordia? (latter a member of the former) Ricordia is a genus name. What is Yuma, a common name?

 

[TCU Reefer]

The reason I ask is because on a few of the vendor's websites, I notice that Yuma's are really pricey ($80-$100) opposed to regular Florida Rics at around $20.

I went to my LFS today and saw a new rock that had what appeared to be around 10 ricordia yuma's on it. He wanted $60 for it. I'm starting to think that the rock is a GREAT deal. I just wanted to see what the physical differences are before I buy it tomorrow.

I noticed that Yuma's have a mouth that is sort of pointy. ANy other characteristics I should look for?

 

[Lpsfanatic338]

The mouth on ricordea yuma are much more distinct then florida. Definently buy them, thats a great deal

 

[TCU Reefer]

I went ahead and bought the rock today. It has tons of small ones on there as well as some good size ones. The more I look at them, the more I think they are yuma's. They are all different colors as well.

Once they open up a little more, I'll take a pic and post it for your opinion.

 

[manwithcrabs]

the true ricordea species from the indo-pacific, r.yuma, is much less colorful than its atlantic counterpart but is otherwise nearly identical..;

 

[Pandora]

So is yuma a species name? This is the problem with using common names in this trade.

 

[vthondaboi]

Yumas are less uniformed in there "bumps"

 

[Pandora]

Since no one was really answering the questions, I looked it up myself...

Taxonomy in Aquarium Corals: Part 3 - Everything Else - Soft Corals, Zoanthids, and Corallimorpharians (distinguishing characteristics, second paragraph from the bottom)

Apparently the taxonomy of these groups is pretty messy right now. Found elsewhere:

Corallimorpharia (skeletonless corals)
...Sideractidae

...Corallimorphidae
.........Corynactis spp.
.........Pseudocorynactis spp.

...Ricordeidae
.........Ricordea spp. <-- (inclusive of yuma, a species)

...Discosomatidae
.........Discosoma spp. aka Actinodiscus spp
.........Rhodactis spp. <-- hairy mushrooms
.........Amplexidiscus

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

Ricordea is a genus name, two species in this genus are florida and yuma.

 

[ViPeR_930]

The protruding mouth area is called the hypostome.
Ricordea florida have vesicles (the bumps) on the hypostome, Ricordea yuma do not.

 

[TCU Reefer]

Okay, here are some pics of the rock I bought today. It's pretty colorful and as I stated before, I counted around 30 (some are babies).

Are these yuma? If so, what would you have paid for this rock?

 

[ViPeR_930]

They are yumas, but they're common colors. $70-80 is an ok price IMO.

 

[LukFox]

Those are yumas. For 30? Wow, I'm not sure how much, but it would be quite a bit for those colors. I'd say around 70-90 is pretty fair, depending on location. Looks like a cool rock too.

 

[fishfanv]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6561817#post6561817 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ViPeR_930
The protruding mouth area is called the hypostome.
Ricordea florida have vesicles (the bumps) on the hypostome, Ricordea yuma do not.

i thought it was the other way around.

 

[ViPeR_930]

Doh!! Yes, you're right fishfanv, thanks for the correction.