Marco.Polo
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The title say everything.
Diffrences between Acanthastrea to Blastomussa?
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Marco.Polo
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Anyone?
Marco.Polo
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It seems like the same for me, sometimes both called pineapple coral also favia is pretty much look similar.
Acanthastrea is a little bit more inflated than favia so i can understand the differences, but Acanthastrea and Blastomussa seems similar to me.
Can someone upload a picture with differences marked?
Acanthastrea is a little bit more inflated than favia so i can understand the differences, but Acanthastrea and Blastomussa seems similar to me.
Can someone upload a picture with differences marked?
MechEng99
aka Reef'd Up
They're all different genus. The differences stem from the skeletal structure, and each species within the genus is different as well.
Examples with different species of each genus:
Acanthastrea bowerbanki:
Acanthastrea lordhowensis:
Acanthastrea hillae:
Blastomussa merletti (both colorations):
Blastomussa wellsi:
Blastomussa wellsi:
Favia species:
Favia species:
Examples with different species of each genus:
Acanthastrea bowerbanki:
Acanthastrea lordhowensis:
Acanthastrea hillae:
Blastomussa merletti (both colorations):
Blastomussa wellsi:
Blastomussa wellsi:
Favia species:
Favia species:
Marco.Polo
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I can see that blastumossa has also "bubbly" pattern, right?
Patwa
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They're all different genus. The differences stem from the skeletal structure, and each species within the genus is different as well.
Examples with different species of each genus:
Acanthastrea bowerbanki:
my jaw just hit the ground....spectacular!
MechEng99
aka Reef'd Up
Thank you!! It was in pretty bad shape when I got it, but it was definitely worth the effort to recover it!
rcmike
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Thank you!! It was in pretty bad shape when I got it, but it was definitely worth the effort to recover it!
Wow! Quite an improvement. I used to buy browned out/dying SPS that were put on sale and you never knew what color they would end up to be. Of course that was before all the parasites got so common.
reefsponge
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Thank you!! It was in pretty bad shape when I got it, but it was definitely worth the effort to recover it!
Nice save. When I saw at first it resembled acan lord. When you see the skeleton in the before pic it has qualities of bowerbanki. Either way it's a beaut.
Patwa
if anyone asks, it's $10
Quite a testament to your patience and esp. you husbandry skills. Excellent, man!
not to derail this thread, but do you do you have a current pic?
I used to have a sweet bowerbanki about 6-7 years ago when I was last in the hobby...was my favourite coral. scored it from Reef Raft, when they were still only in located in Toronto,Canada, and when Aussie acans were still not available in the US.
damn near brings a tear to my eye
this was the nicest a. bowerbanki i've ever seen, that is, until i saw yours
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