is this really a candy cane?

[reefgeek84]

http://www.extremecorals.com/Mercha..._3-24-01&Category_Code=Frags&Product_Count=15

It does not look like it, because there is no seperation in the membrane of the heads... Please correct me if I am wrong.

 

[ronkent]

doesnt look like anything like the 2 species of calaustrea that i have.

 

[reefgeek84]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7062498#post7062498 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ronkent
doesnt look like anything like the 2 species of calaustrea that i have.

So I am not crazy??

 

[MarksReef]

I've never seen this before either.

 

[Sk8r]

I have that kind of connection on mine between two sets of heads, of which there are only about 5 1/2. It seems to occur during periods of rapid growth. Mine is a branching sort, but this still happens. I chose the one, though dark, that shows more of the base, though I don't have an exact shot of that feature: this is night, when its feeding tentacles are out. The tissue connection point is right in the center of the specimen.

 

[M. Python]

By itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s growth, it looks almost like a Tubastrea sp. but I never saw a green sun coral.

 

[slave-of-rock]

My LFS has a large colony of this right now (30+ heads). The heads are not seperated, all of them are connected by flesh. I had to do a double take when I first saw it, very cool. Next time I am there I'll take a pic if they still have it, that piece is overpriced on that site tho, they are selling the whole colony for that price at the store I go to.

 

[SVXH6]

looks like it is an encrusting calauestrea.. i have never seen it before but it looks awesome.. they have another one of these on the site and it looks sweeet..

 

[Amphiprion]

there are several Caulastrea species that have a good deal of common tissue between polyps.

 

[ewaldm]

Regardless, it's a always nice to have unique pieces. Good find

 

[roverhere]

Caulastrea tumida

http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/101-200/Species pages/113.htm

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

Those are common coming out of Walt Smiths farms right now. I have 3 or 4 that I got about 6 months ago.