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[WayneL333]

I picked up a couple of these guys from a LFS. They were sold as Gem of the Sea. I've seen them called Eye of the Sea too. I can't seem to find any info on the on the net...scientifc name, where they are collected, etc.

Many Thanks.

 

[Amphiprion]

It is some sort of Dendrophylliid. Beyond that, I am not entirely sure.

 

[xdusty6920]

only seeing red x's wayne. ygpm

 

[WayneL333]

There was something funky going on with Photobucket last night. Everything should be fine now.

 

[SVXH6]

i believe that is a balanophylia..

 

[mummra100769]

is that the one on ebay?

 

[WayneL333]

No. It's the one of the two in my tank. The one being sold on eB@y is by an online store I think.

I don't think it is a Balanophyllia either. It doesn't look like the images of Balanophyllia I found on the net.

 

[SVXH6]

look up Balanophyllia Elegans.. in the pictures you find they will have there feeders out, have you fed yours yet?? i still believe thats what it is.. an owner of a local reef shop i know just got a few of these in his display they are nice..

 

[WayneL333]

Yeah, I was looking at those before too. I don't think the Eye of the Sea are B. Elegans because the skeletons are different. Here's a pic of the Elegans' tentacles retracted. As you can see, it doesn't look like mine.

http://www.humboldt.edu/~natmus/newsletter/Tidepools/more-tidepool.html

 

[SVXH6]

ive seen some that look like yours and some that dont.. either way its nice..

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

nice whatever it is...

 

[waterfaller1]

Look up the dendrophyllia picture thread..there was someone that also had a coral they called eye of the sea.Very nice.

 

[joetbs]

I forget the correct spelling, but its Rhizotypus or something. Email Anthony @ aquadesignz, he should know the name. HTH.

joe

 

[WayneL333]

I think you mean Rhizotrochus typus. It's definitely not one of those. They are much larger and a lot more rarer in the trade.

Here's a link to another thread that has pictures of all the Denro and Rhizo species:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/s...rpage=25&highlight=Dendrophyllia&pagenumber=5

Unfortunately, I don't see my coral on the chart.

 

[joetbs]

Hmm, i thought i read they were the same somewhere. I remember Jendub had posted pics of one. I believe Captive Oceans or some other Zeovit site had some for sale a couple of months ago listed as Eye of the Sea, but they weren't cheap, ~$1500 IIRC.

joe

 

[marrone]

This is the one on sale on ebay, this is the 2nd one that they auctioned off.

Ebay


Here the 1st auction where the coral was listed as a Balanophyllia - GEM OF THE SEA and then changed to a Rhyzophilia. Auction closed at $300:

ebay

 

[Testhead1313]

You may have to look really hard for a picture of a living specimen, but I think it's a species of Flabellum. Here's a picture of a fossilized skeleton:

 

[Testhead1313]

or search under Flabellidae

 

[WayneL333]

Thanks for the info. That skeleton does look pretty close. Now we just have to find a living one to confirm...