Dexters Reef
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Hi,
Just picked up this rock, its about 6" and is covered in two types of zoa (possibly palythoas).
The first thing I would like ID'd are the red skirted zoanthids in the picture. They have red skirts, a think light blue inner band, and then a white mouth. Are these fire and ice zoanthids?
Second, is the larger pink ones on the bottom left. There are a few small groups of these scattered on the rock, but the bottom left ones are the biggest. These have a small stalk, and seem to extend out past their base leading me to think they are palys. They are pink skirted, with a pink band, and a yellow mouth. Some are flat on the rocks, but there is a small colony that has a .75" stalk.
Cool note, I have hybrids :spin1: There are some red skirted ones with yellow mouths, and some pink striped palys with red skirts.
Thanks!
Just picked up this rock, its about 6" and is covered in two types of zoa (possibly palythoas).
The first thing I would like ID'd are the red skirted zoanthids in the picture. They have red skirts, a think light blue inner band, and then a white mouth. Are these fire and ice zoanthids?
Second, is the larger pink ones on the bottom left. There are a few small groups of these scattered on the rock, but the bottom left ones are the biggest. These have a small stalk, and seem to extend out past their base leading me to think they are palys. They are pink skirted, with a pink band, and a yellow mouth. Some are flat on the rocks, but there is a small colony that has a .75" stalk.
Cool note, I have hybrids :spin1: There are some red skirted ones with yellow mouths, and some pink striped palys with red skirts.
Thanks!
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