"Scolymia" pics....LETS SEE EM!!!!!!!

[PnoyReefeR]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13295604#post13295604 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RobynT
Sweet, sweet, sweet!
I love all of them of course, but what are the red zoa's??

Thanks the red zoa is called ATL tripple reds..

 

[emissary43]

I just went to a system and the guy had a scoly 12"+ across, blew my mind. Any of these you guys have posted that big?

Where are the ones that get that big from?

 

[nino78]

Scolymia

Scolymia

[violation]

 

[taku]

Incredible thread everyone!

 

[seapug]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13346440#post13346440 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by emissary43
I just went to a system and the guy had a scoly 12"+ across, blew my mind. Any of these you guys have posted that big?

Where are the ones that get that big from?

The Cynarina deshayesiana get huge (some of the ones posted here are actually Cynarina's not Scolys), but the Scolys are rarely over a few inches in diameter. My red Cynarina gets about 9" across when it's really happy.

 

[emissary43]

thanks for the info Seapug, I have to get one

 

[westuk]

the skeleton base is the same isnt it?

 

[j'field]

One of mine

 

[j'field]

Another of mine that was in the past

 

[OceansCoral]

Those last 2 are cynarina's

 

[j'field]

Hi OceansCoral, can you teach me how to differeniate between a scolymia and a cynarina?

 

[j'field]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13436055#post13436055 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by OceansCoral
Those last 2 are cynarina's

No answer?

 

[Elliott89]

Cynarina are much much fleshier..expand much more..and tend to have a bowl shaped base...

Where as the Scolys the aussie ones that is tend to have a a thinner skeleton with less pronounced spikes..and often scolys are attached to a piece of rock..where as Cynarina it is just skeleton material on the base..(this is through my own findings) Scolys are smaller..and much flatter in appearance

Yours are definatly Cynarina Deshayesiana...but this particular species is soon to be renamed Acanthophyllia Deshayesiana..which will help clear up alot of the confusion surrounding these corals....

Hope this helps

Elliott

 

[anguswu]

Check this article that may help. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/nov2003/invert.htm

 

[chalaco]

unreal.

 

[j'field]

Thanks guys, but I guess that there are just too many similar species that looks almost alike that got me confuse always.

Anyway that's something that I always got mix up. Acan and Brain family too have many different species.

 

[Zegg]

 

[anguswu]

Shiny Aussie scoly under sunshine.

 

[rduong89]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13626677#post13626677 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Zegg

isnt that a trachy?

here is my new one

 

[BigTuna321]

lovin the pics