Is it Acanthastrea or Micromussa? Need help?

[PacificEastAquaculture]

Call them Acans or Micromussa, whatever. Who really cares anyway! They're all beautiful!

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[reefsponge]

All look to be Micromussa lordhowensis minus pic number 6, which looks like Acanthastrea echinata. And yes, all look nice

 

[PacificEastAquaculture]

All look like Acans to me

 

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[andrewkw]

I find it really interesting people have such a hard time letting go of calling them Acans. Probably for you it makes it easier to sell, but I don't really see the attachment to a scientific name. Especially now that it's been years since they were reclassified and they were only commonly available for less then 10 years. Same with Scolymia / Homophilia.

 

[PacificEastAquaculture]

I find it really interesting people have such a hard time letting go of calling them Acans. Probably for you it makes it easier to sell, but I don't really see the attachment to a scientific name. Especially now that it's been years since they were reclassified and they were only commonly available for less then 10 years. Same with Scolymia / Homophilia.

Most hobbyists and the suppliers in Australia still call them Acans. Wasn't looking to upset anyone. It's mostly irrelevant what we call them, I think we all know what we are talking about. I've imported them since the very first shipment allowed from Australia years ago, so I fully aware of the name. I was pointing to the fact that the average hobbyist calls them Acans.

 

[PacificEastAquaculture]

Section from stock list from Cairns Marine in Australia I just received today:

Hard Corals
Acanthastrea bowerbanki Pineapple Coral
Acanthastrea echinata Pineapple Coral
Acanthastrea echinata Pineapple Coral
Acanthastrea echinata Pineapple Coral
Acanthastrea lordhowensis Acan Lord Coral
Acanthastrea lordhowensis Acan Lord Coral

 

[andrewkw]

Most hobbyists and the suppliers in Australia still call them Acans. Wasn't looking to upset anyone. It's mostly irrelevant what we call them, I think we all know what we are talking about. I've imported them since the very first shipment allowed from Australia years ago, so I fully aware of the name. I was pointing to the fact that the average hobbyist calls them Acans.

I know. My comment was not direct as to why you are still calling them Acans but why the average hobbyist still is? It's been long enough people should be used to it by now.

 

[PacificEastAquaculture]

I know. My comment was not direct as to why you are still calling them Acans but why the average hobbyist still is? It's been long enough people should be used to it by now.

For a while I went with Micromussa, but recently went back to Acan. Doing a scan of other online vendors reveals many do as well. Aussie suppliers call them Acans. For most folks it really is irrelevant. For me it's like the designer names of corals, the average hobbyist could care less, others live and die by names. To each their own.

 

[Joshky]

Most hobbyists and the suppliers in Australia still call them Acans. Wasn't looking to upset anyone. It's mostly irrelevant what we call them, I think we all know what we are talking about. I've imported them since the very first shipment allowed from Australia years ago, so I fully aware of the name. I was pointing to the fact that the average hobbyist calls them Acans.

It's the same thing with Ritteri versus H. magnifica. Name is irrelevant to all but the few in the hobby that enjoy more than "Ooh, that's pretty!"

 

[PacificEastAquaculture]

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[Rakie]

For a while I went with Micromussa

I just call anything that isn't an SPS a "non-coral" to mess with my LPS friends. Feel free to use the term royalty free for your april fools non-coral sale

 

[PacificEastAquaculture]

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