Acan ID... echinata?

uchiha · 01-20-2005, 01:46 PM

Hi all, just registered here at RS... very nice community here

anyways, i wanted to ask the Acanthastrea experts here about an ID of this coral... it's was sold as a "green" echinata, but i believe it to be something else. it is much fleshier than echinata, but not as "fleshy" as hillae... maybe it's something in between?

for now i'll call it the mystery coral

here are some pix of the mother colony:

and here's a pic of the frag that i received...

anyways, that last pic is mine, the top 2 aren't mine, they're from a friend of mine... (same colony though)

any help at IDing this coral would be great, unfortunately i don't have skeleton pix to show...

*an off topic question, is the hillae even a hillae?? (the OC hillae)

thanks!

--Daniel

Woodstock · 01-20-2005, 02:02 PM

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mps9506 · 01-20-2005, 06:16 PM

I'm not the expert on these guys....
Looks like A. echinata to my untrained eyes. Possibly A. subechinata?

UnderWaterParadise · 01-20-2005, 06:52 PM

Looks like a Acan Lord to me. Please PM me if you can get any more frags. I don't care what it is I would love to have a frag it looks sweet!!!

Peace

Rob

uchiha · 01-21-2005, 12:10 AM

hi, i don't think the owner of the mother colony will be fragging that piece anytime soon. but you never know :P

he already went from 40 polyps down to like 15-20 or something ...

anyways, does anyone else have any ideas about this coral? i don't think it's a lord simply b/c it doesn't really have distinguished polyps like a lord has, this is almost "fused" together around the walls... i'm guessing it's the same thing as the OC "hillae" ?

va_reefman · 01-21-2005, 10:08 AM

I have the same piece and it is not a lord for sure. Regardless, it is a very nice coral to have in a brain coral collection.

John

RandyO · 01-25-2005, 02:10 AM

It's an A.echinata

Travis · 01-25-2005, 08:18 AM

Welcome to RS! Beautiful piece, I'll leave it to the acan experts to ID for ya though.

uchiha · 01-25-2005, 10:29 AM

hah, thanks for the welcome

randy: i guess it is indeed an echinata... just seems a little too fleshy when compared to the normal echinatas. thanks for the input

RandyO · 01-25-2005, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by uchiha

hah, thanks for the welcome

randy: i guess it is indeed an echinata... just seems a little too fleshy when compared to the normal echinatas. thanks for the input

No problem.

The normal echinata's are really subechinata.

01-20-2005, 01:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
uchiha Tunicate Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 20 View Gallery Karma Komment	Acan ID... echinata? Hi all, just registered here at RS... very nice community here anyways, i wanted to ask the Acanthastrea experts here about an ID of this coral... it's was sold as a "green" echinata, but i believe it to be something else. it is much fleshier than echinata, but not as "fleshy" as hillae... maybe it's something in between? for now i'll call it the mystery coral here are some pix of the mother colony: and here's a pic of the frag that i received... anyways, that last pic is mine, the top 2 aren't mine, they're from a friend of mine... (same colony though) any help at IDing this coral would be great, unfortunately i don't have skeleton pix to show... *an off topic question, is the hillae even a hillae?? (the OC hillae) thanks! --Daniel __________________ http://tinypic.com/1fx1k5 My Via Aqua 18g Always learning ...

01-20-2005, 02:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
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01-20-2005, 06:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
mps9506 Totally stoked dude Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,518 View Gallery Karma Komment	I'm not the expert on these guys.... Looks like A. echinata to my untrained eyes. Possibly A. subechinata? __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

01-20-2005, 06:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
UnderWaterParadise my name is Rob and I'm a Zooaholic Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Olivehurst, Cali. Posts: 421 View Gallery Karma Komment	Looks like a Acan Lord to me. Please PM me if you can get any more frags. I don't care what it is I would love to have a frag it looks sweet!!! Peace Rob __________________ AQUARIST FORMERLY KNOWN AS 135 REEF and jusreefin

01-21-2005, 12:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
uchiha Tunicate Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 20 View Gallery Karma Komment	hi, i don't think the owner of the mother colony will be fragging that piece anytime soon. but you never know :P he already went from 40 polyps down to like 15-20 or something ... anyways, does anyone else have any ideas about this coral? i don't think it's a lord simply b/c it doesn't really have distinguished polyps like a lord has, this is almost "fused" together around the walls... i'm guessing it's the same thing as the OC "hillae" ? __________________ http://tinypic.com/1fx1k5 My Via Aqua 18g Always learning ...

01-21-2005, 10:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
va_reefman Tunicate Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 11 View Gallery Karma Komment	I have the same piece and it is not a lord for sure. Regardless, it is a very nice coral to have in a brain coral collection. John

01-25-2005, 02:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
RandyO Bryozoan Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 45 View Gallery Karma Komment	It's an A.echinata __________________ Randy

01-25-2005, 08:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
Travis Smilie Bartender Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 6,701 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Welcome to RS! Beautiful piece, I'll leave it to the acan experts to ID for ya though.

01-25-2005, 10:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
uchiha Tunicate Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 20 View Gallery Karma Komment	hah, thanks for the welcome randy: i guess it is indeed an echinata... just seems a little too fleshy when compared to the normal echinatas. thanks for the input __________________ http://tinypic.com/1fx1k5 My Via Aqua 18g Always learning ...

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