ID me please?

[MarsRover]

Hey All,

Looking for an ID on this one. Sort of looks like an Acan but not 100% sure. It's skeleton is a pretty thin flat plate right now... thought acans tend to grow spherically. Also doesn't seem to have the sweeper tentacles like my other acans.

Thanks

 

[nereefpat]

That growth form looks more like gonastrea, favia, or favites. I'm going with favia.

 

[MarsRover]

do you have a species of favia in mind?

i'm not familiar with favia that don't have intense sweepers when hungry...

 

[Animagus]

My guess would be Goniastrea. Similar to the one pictured in the link below.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+321+3233&pcatid=3233

 

[tanked_life]

Definitely a Favia guys due to the lack of uniformity in skeletal walls. There is no sub-species of favia only what we decide to name colorful ones.

 

[nereefpat]

Agreed. As far as the sweepers, one of my favias doesn't seem to have very long ones. They are most prominent right before my lights come on

 

[Animagus]

I've always thought that a Favia had individual corallites. The OP's coral looks as if the walls are being shared IMO. You can see what I'm talking about in the link below. (the close up circle)

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+2856+428&pcatid=428

 

[tanked_life]

I've always thought that a Favia had individual corallites. The OP's coral looks as if the walls are being shared IMO. You can see what I'm talking about in the link below. (the close up circle)

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+2856+428&pcatid=428

Unfortunately this is a common misconception. Although favia usually have individual corallites, they also droop into each other often time giving the illusion of a "shared wall". Favites share corallites (walls) and gonis have very symmetrical round corallites with a deep indent but then again even those can have a droopy sharing sensation.

 

[tanked_life]

Live aquaria has often also been wrong and I had them correct the site. I can't click on your link though it may be me or broken

 

[Animagus]

I don't suppose you have any links that might explain all this do you? (bookmarks) I'd really appreciate it.

 

[tanked_life]

ill look into it again, this is just my recalled experience from over the years but let me see what I can find

 

[tanked_life]

Here we go! don't mind the fact that some favia are not actually "favia" but are in fact Dipsastraea. This article also explains the evolution phenomena of the growth patterns of the skeleton and corallites that make the species appear to be another due to habitat restraints.

https://www.reefs.com/2015/09/17/identification-and-evolution-of-closed-brain-corals-part-1/

https://www.reefs.com/2015/09/18/the-identification-and-evolution-of-closed-brain-corals-part-2/

 

[Animagus]

Here we go! don't mind the fact that some favia are not actually "favia" but are in fact Dipsastraea. This article also explains the evolution phenomena of the growth patterns of the skeleton and corallites that make the species appear to be another due to habitat restraints.

https://www.reefs.com/2015/09/17/identification-and-evolution-of-closed-brain-corals-part-1/

https://www.reefs.com/2015/09/18/the-identification-and-evolution-of-closed-brain-corals-part-2/

Sweet! Thanks.

 

[tanked_life]

No problem! its hard finding accurate info on Brain corals out there!