need help with ID

[LewisW96]

I got this from a friend and have no idea what it is. All the mouths close and open if they catch food.

TIA
Lewis

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[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

This is only a guess...Tubastrea aurea

 

[Hormigaquatica]

Appears to be a 'real' Palythoa. Most of the zoas in the hobby that get labled palythoa are more likely Protopalythoa- they are largely seperate polyps, sometimes connected by a thin ribbon of tissue. Yours though has the polyps deeply embedded in a thick coenosarc- much more typical of true Palythoa.

And.. $5 wasnt a bad deal. A colony half that size goes for $20 to $30 around here...

 

[LewisW96]

Hormigaquatica, I think you are correct. My friend said she thought it was some kind of Zoas but she did not know.

I googled it and some seem to be very large. It grows really fast.

Thanks again
Lewis

 

[Reefing102]

I agree a true palythoa

 

[coralmkr]

palythoas

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