Help identifying coral
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Hubert J. Farnsworth
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check it against Blastomussa vivida
encrustingacro
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This coloration is more common in wellsii.
Hubert J. Farnsworth
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i didn't look too closely at colors, but i'd go with morphology any day over color for species specific id. its a very fair point though, considering available imports are finite.
but for my efforts, i didn't even look to0 closely at vivida morphology either lol. i just recalled seeing different morphology among blastos, in particular vivida looking pretty different compared to merletti and wellsii so i googled vivida and thought the OP should take a look at that to consider it could very well be a blasto.
but for my efforts, i didn't even look to0 closely at vivida morphology either lol. i just recalled seeing different morphology among blastos, in particular vivida looking pretty different compared to merletti and wellsii so i googled vivida and thought the OP should take a look at that to consider it could very well be a blasto.
encrustingacro
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Color and patterning can also be an important factor for coral identification. Purple acrospheres are common in Heliofungia fralinae but rare in all other Fungiid species, and the purple-and-green coloration is found more in Fimbriaphyllia than in Euphyllia.
Morphology-wise, vivida is cerioid and is either solitary or forms small colonies, while wellsi is phaceloid and has smaller corallites than vivida.
tbrown
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Have you seen your tank? I'm pretty sure you're supposed to be the friend, not have friends like that.
VintageReefer
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I’m overstocked. I literally have frags and things I’d give awayHave you seen your tank? I'm pretty sure you're supposed to be the friend, not have friends like that.
