indophyllia

[The Floodinator]

I bought an Indophyllia from the LFS last week and want to know if anybody has any experience with one and any info to share.

 

[porky]

Never heard of Indophyllia, do you have a pic?

 

[GMAX]

Same with me. Got a pic? Maybe the name was just creative?

 

[Al G Blenny]

No such thing.

 

[paininthewrasse]

agreed.. no such name.. Plz post a pic for an ID

 

[musty baby]

http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/901-1000/Species pages/915.htm

 

[musty baby]

http://www.natuurinformatie.nl/nnm.dossiers/natuurdatabase.nl/i001226.html

 

[musty baby]

sorry, just looks like if it doesn't exist then it's been renamed. Plain ol' google search.

 

[Al G Blenny]

Wow. I guess I should have searched for that one first. I don't think I have ever seen one of those in real life. Veron has it labled as rare. If that is what you have then it is a great find. Post a pic if you can.

 

[musty baby]

yep, I'd think we'd all like to see something other than a skeleton

 

[ronald7410]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8439346#post8439346 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Al G Blenny
No such thing.

^^^

 

[musty baby]

you're on a roll, ronald

Still hoping for pictures!

 

[cee]

Pics are here:

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/nov2003/invert.htm

Scroll on down on rhs.

 

[Al G Blenny]

Good article. I actually think the flesh looks more like a Scoly. vitensis than a Cynaria like Sprung thinks. Obviously the skeleton is very different though.

 

[GMAX]

Great article. As I have thought for awhile a lot of scolymias ( or what is sold as scolymias in the trade ) are not scolymias. Many of the most beautfiul corals are in fact Acanthophyllia. Now Sprung takes issue with the current taxonomy of calling Acanthophyllia, a Cynaria and explains why. But properly described, most scolys sold today are really Cynaria. I tend to agree with Sprung that translucent and opaque Cynaria makes a very diverse genus and maybe that should be rethought.