Galaxy vs galaxea

[Jilly92]

Is galaxy and galaxea the same?? I got this coral on Friday and idk what it is. Someone said galaxea? From Google images it looks more galaxy.

 

[ChaseB143]

Doesn’t look like a galaxea. Not sure what it is, never heard of galaxy coral before.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Can't be sure but that doesn't look like any galaxia I've ever seen.

 

[sfin52]

Possible Hydnophora Coral sure looks like mine.

 

[Jilly92]

I didn't think galaxea either. But apparently there's a galaxy tooth coral, it looks similar

 

[Jilly92]

Possible Hydnophora Coral sure looks like mine.

It's completely soft like a mushroom

 

[sfin52]

It's completely soft like a mushroom

Could be a mushroom than rodactis. Galaxea is a lps.

 

[Nano sapiens]

'Galaxy Coral' is just a common name for corals in the 'Galaxea' genus.

From Wiki: Galaxea is a genus of colonial stony corals in the family Euphylliidae. Common names include crystal, galaxy, starburst and tooth coral. They are abundant on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region and the Red Sea.[2] They are found in water less than 20 metres (66 ft) deep and favour turbid sites.[3] They are sometimes kept in reef aquaria.[4]

Species[edit]​

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:[1]

• Galaxea acrhelia Veron, 2000
• Galaxea alta Nemenzo, 1979 [1]
• Galaxea astreata (Lamarck, 1816)
• Galaxea cryptoramosa Fenner & Veron, 2002
• Galaxea fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Galaxea horrescens (Dana, 1846)
• Galaxea lauensis Hoffmeister, 1945 †
• Galaxea longisepta Fenner & Veron, 2000
• Galaxea pauciradiata (Blainville, 1830)
• Galaxea paucisepta Claereboudt, 1990

These corals typically and long and potent sweeper tentacles, so don't keep it too close to other coral.

 

[Jilly92]

Could be a mushroom than rodactis. Galaxea is a lps.

Ohh didn't know that, maybe a mushroom idk

 

[sfin52]

Ohh didn't know that, maybe a mushroom idk

Look at rodactis

 

[Sharkbait19]

Whatever it is, that looks cool!

 

[Nano sapiens]

Ohh didn't know that, maybe a mushroom idk

From what I can see, it's not a Rhodactis mushroom, but rather a Galaxea (one of the many species). Rhodactis typically have a single mouth (unless they are splitting) and from what I can see in your photo each ring of the pronounced tentacles is an individual polyp and has it's own mouth.

 

[Jilly92]

Look at rodactis

I have rhodactis mushrooms lol it doesn't look like the ones I have

 

[Jilly92]

Whatever it is, that looks cool!

I thought so too. I like to grab up the inexpensive coral I haven't seen before

 

[sfin52]

It's not a Rhodactis mushroom, it's a Galaxea. Rhodactis typically have a single mouth (unless they are splitting) and from what I can see in your photo each ring of tentacles has a mouth.

I agree but she said soft and no skeleton structure

I have rhodactis mushrooms lol it doesn't look like the ones I have

You sure it doesn't have a hard skeleton base

 

[Sharkbait19]

I thought so too. I like to grab up the inexpensive coral I haven't seen before

Same here! You never no what you're gonna get!

 

[Jilly92]

Look at rodactis

Actually it is lps. Completely fooled me

 

[Jilly92]

I agree but she said soft and no skeleton structure

You sure it doesn't have a hard skeleton base

I just checked and it does. I put it up too high last night and it bleached and receeded

 

[Sharkbait19]

It almost looks like a baby elegance coral, but they don't reproduce through budding, so any frag would look similar to the mother colony....

 

[Jilly92]

It almost looks like a baby elegance coral, but they don't reproduce through budding, so any frag would look similar to the mother colony....

Ya my elegance only has tentacles on the outer edges though.