Is this a Fungia?

[BuilderofDreams]

It has no tentacles. Every once in awhile it get hair like polyps on its edges.
Let me know what ya think. I have had this a little less than a year.
Eats well though..Thats krill in its mouth in the frst pic.

 

[Neptunes Cove]

with the rumply edge - it could be diaseris
-Is the underside segmented? if so diaseris

 

[BuilderofDreams]

with the rumply edge - it could be diaseris
-Is the underside segmented? if so diaseris

No its is not segmented.

 

[tyler1503]

Definitely not a fungia. I don't know what it could be though sorry.

 

[BuilderofDreams]

No one?

 

[fungia_fiend]

It looks too regular and symmetrical to be Diaseris. I do think it's from family Fungiidae, but I'm not certain. Also, you can see tentacles on the sides, they're just very small.


How big is it? Was it glued down?

 

[fungia_fiend]

It could be a Lithophyllon edwardsi too. It's awfully regular, but if it's still small it's a possibility. Have you checked for polyp extension at night?

 

[BuilderofDreams]

A little smaller than a coffee cup. No polyps at night. Just the ones u can see on the edges. Yes it is glued down.

 

[Patwa]

looks to be a fungiid, but in the genus cycloseris. the only cycloseris with septa that delicate and thinly defined is c. colini, imo.

i also thought it was diaseris at first, but its shape it much too regular...also the mouth is situated perfectly in the centre.

z

 

[fungia_fiend]

I was wondering if it's a glued down cycloseris too. I don't even have Cycloseris colini in my Veron book, but looking it up now I do see some similarities. The weird upturned-at-the-edge growth has been bothering me, but maybe it's a result of being glued down?

 

[Patwa]

i'm wondering if the OP can check the underside for a small, centrally located nob....that's the part where the baby plate would have been attached to a rock or skeleton of its mother. If that nob does exist, it's a fungia sp., if it doesn't it's a cycloseris sp.(i think that's how it goes! lol)

the upturned-at-the-edge growth may be just the actual expanded coral tissue. Cycloseris corals inflate quite a bit to help them move to find a better location (i just recently learned about this by virtue of seeing mine do the same thing). That is definitely the case with my cycloseris...and yes, the when mine inflates, it does 100% have the upturned-at-the-edge appearance.

also...cyclos and fungiids, shd be placed on the sandbed or on crushed coral on the substrate....they may do well glued to a higher rock, but i'd surmise they won't be happy in the long run. They are indeed motile corals...not sessile (cyclos at least).

z

 

[fungia_fiend]

I've got over a dozen Fungiidae. I'm very familiar with them deciding to go for a walk!

I don't think the upturning is just the inflated tissue. You can see the skeleton upturning as it goes towards the edge. I wanted to see the underside too, but with it glued down I'm guessing we aren't going to be able to get the information you want, so I didn't ask.

In any case, this is a really cool coral, and a really fun ID.

 

[BuilderofDreams]

I will remove it from the rock and get a underside picture. Thanks all.

 

[BuilderofDreams]

Current pisture and the backside

 

[BuilderofDreams]

Current picture and the backside

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[BuilderofDreams]

Backside has some form of tissue growing on it. Except in three spots.1-where the super glue was(center) the other 2 where there was an encrusting monti trying to attach.The super glue is on a high spot on the coral.

 

[BuilderofDreams]

I found an identical coral from google, problem is the website is in German.
www.haus-riff.eu

 

[fungia_fiend]

I can't see what I need to see from your underside picture because of the mount, which is what I figured. I think it's probably a cycloseris though. Cycloseris patelliformis (from your link) has a raised dome. I think that coral is misidentified on that site, but it's really, really hard to say from a single internet picture. Yours though is growing strangely because of the mounting, which makes this even harder.

It's really nice though. If it were me, I'd remove that mount as best I could and try to give it some space on the bottom.

 

[BuilderofDreams]

I keep it off the sand cause its constantly getting sand in it and it seems to have a hard time removing it itself. i can remove the mount if you would still like to see the underneath. Which is smooth like the rest of it. Does not has the "post" the other fungia do when they sprout. I have a purplish-brown plate that has produced babies for about 5 years now so i have a good idea of what it would look like. Really appreciate your help.

 

[fungia_fiend]

I'm not sure if I'm helping or not haha! I don't think you need to remove the mount if you know what you're looking for. I'd still say all signs point to cycloseris, but who knows? If it's growing well for you mounted, then go ahead and stay the course.