Info on SPS subspecies

[ChicagoReefOne]

I spent some time looking for pages that could help me learn about the difference between different SPS groups, but then I thought I'd ask the experts. Where are the webpages that explain the differences between SPS coral, like what makes a acropora echinata an enchinata? Or an acropora hoeksemai different from that? I hope that makes sense.

Thanks in advance for anyone that can help out!

 

[dvanacker]

The aims database online is the best for id'ing corals.

 

[fcmatt]

The aims database online is the best for id'ing corals.

i am trying to locate this coral search database and so far my google seaches
led me to the right website but i cannot find it on their website. quite a few
broken links when going to the coral page.

next i used google to find a direct link to it and i see mention of it being down
for a while in 2009 time frame.

anyone have a direct link?

 

[ChicagoReefOne]

anyone have a direct link?

+1-- Direct links to pages with definitions or more information would be greatly appreciated!

 

[flyyyguy]

aims has been down for some time as far as I know as far as all the stony identification pages. Its been almost two years since I have been able to find it

It used to be the best tool by far for id purposes

 

[dvanacker]

the aims pages are working right now for some reason but you can only access them if you do a search through google. This is how I've been looking at them recently anyway.

 

[Thairun]

AIMS Coralsearch

AIMS Coralsearch

Yo no worries, infact the website search engine still there. You only have to search the coral species individually. Got it from ZEOvit SPS identification database where the references lead to the AIMS Coralsearch haha.
The only thing is it not as easy as those days for searches of Family and Genus at your finger tip. You have to retype the 3 figure no. in hundredth accordingly to see other coral search.htm More than 1000 coral species identified. Thinks you all are right it is still the best coralsearch engine so far.

http://data.aims.gov.au/coralpages/html/101-200/Species pages/


My suggestion will be, go through ZEOvit ID search for Family & Genus and from there you will get the detail info from AIMS coral ID.

Happy id'ing!

:beer:

 

[sweet ride]

thanks for posting the link, been looking for this for a longtime as well...

 

[29reef]

I suggest buying the books 'Corals of the World' it contains the species, photos, and locations where the corals are found. It's the best $100 I ever spent on the hobby.

 

[Thairun]

I suggest buying the books 'Corals of the World' it contains the species, photos, and locations where the corals are found. It's the best $100 I ever spent on the hobby.

Agreed, my lsf do have rays of coral & fish books for references, but those range set of books indeed give me very details of each species with full color. Recommend that def.