Leather coral ID please

Cougra · 02-22-2004, 11:03 PM

Can i get an ID on this leather coral I have please? I got this coral at a local Reef club meeting and I don't remember what it's called. There were too many corals there and too many people talking about too many different other corals! If you've been to a frag wrokshop you'll know what I mean by all that

Orvin Farmer · 02-23-2004, 07:44 AM

Paralemnalia sp. ? Maybe.? Also known as the Finger Leather.
But it also looks like Sinularia brassica, also known as Finger Leather. My bet is the Sinularia br.

Brucey · 02-23-2004, 08:05 AM

Looks like a retracted finger leather .... If the polyps were extended it would be easier to id
Brucey

ReefLady · 02-23-2004, 10:22 AM

Hard to say, my best guess based on appearance would be a Lobophytum sp.

How hard/leathery/tough is it? Or, is it softer like a Colt/Xenia?

Cougra · 02-23-2004, 11:46 AM

It's very tough to the touch, not soft like the Xenia. Very little slime was produced when it was fragged. It doesn't look like the colt I had before.

The polyps don't extend much further then they are, I may try to relocate it in the tank to see if it'll extend anymore then it is. They are really small polyps. The frag is about 2 inchs long when extended and when it's retracted it's about 1/2.

Unfortunately I didn't see the mother colony opened up at all, however the base was really thick (about 2inch diameter when retracted). This was one of many little branches on top of the stock.

ReefLady · 02-23-2004, 11:58 AM

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It's very tough to the touch, not soft like the Xenia.

I'll stick with my Lobophytum sp. guess, then.

A few lobo pics:

HTH,

Cougra · 02-23-2004, 12:12 PM

Thanks everyone! I appreciate the help!

02-22-2004, 11:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	Leather coral ID please Can i get an ID on this leather coral I have please? I got this coral at a local Reef club meeting and I don't remember what it's called. There were too many corals there and too many people talking about too many different other corals! If you've been to a frag wrokshop you'll know what I mean by all that __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

02-23-2004, 07:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
Orvin Farmer Midas Blenny Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Idaho Posts: 100 View Gallery Karma Komment	Paralemnalia sp. ? Maybe.? Also known as the Finger Leather. But it also looks like Sinularia brassica, also known as Finger Leather. My bet is the Sinularia br. __________________ Our reef tank is my drug of choice. The addiction is real, and I can't stop. Rehab...HA....I, won't go. I love it too much. Givvvve Meeeee Morrre coralllls!!!

02-23-2004, 08:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Looks like a retracted finger leather .... If the polyps were extended it would be easier to id Brucey __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

02-23-2004, 10:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
ReefLady Tridacna maxima Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 4,590 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hard to say, my best guess based on appearance would be a Lobophytum sp. How hard/leathery/tough is it? Or, is it softer like a Colt/Xenia? __________________ ~ Teri -------- "You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice." ~(currently tankless)~ Our 180g sps tank / DIY adventure (taken down in late 2006): Our 180g DIY Reef Project ---What's next????

02-23-2004, 11:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	It's very tough to the touch, not soft like the Xenia. Very little slime was produced when it was fragged. It doesn't look like the colt I had before. The polyps don't extend much further then they are, I may try to relocate it in the tank to see if it'll extend anymore then it is. They are really small polyps. The frag is about 2 inchs long when extended and when it's retracted it's about 1/2. Unfortunately I didn't see the mother colony opened up at all, however the base was really thick (about 2inch diameter when retracted). This was one of many little branches on top of the stock. __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

02-23-2004, 12:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	Thanks everyone! I appreciate the help! __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

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