ID on new blasto

[izmullives]

I just got this new blasto can anyone tell me what kind it is.

The heads are about the size of nickles

 

[LeftCoast]

I would say Blastomussa merleti

 

[izmullives]

how can you tell?

 

[xdusty6920]

spiffmans right. you can tell several ways. wellsis have much larger polyps around a quarter to a 50 cent piece in size. were as merelleti (sp?) have dime-nickle sized polyps. also blasto m. grows in a branching fashion were blasto w. grow flat and side by side like an acan would.

 

[The Marmot]

merletti, for same reasons as xdusty6920 says

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

very nice...