Plate I.D. please?

Ja-reefer · Feb 27, 2015

I bought it from my LFS after seeing it in the frag tanks for a couple a weeks. The store owner doesnt know what it is. And I dont either... so help?

saltyphish · Feb 27, 2015

not sure what specific type but nice looking plate.

Ja-reefer · Feb 27, 2015

saltyphish said:
not sure what specific type but nice looking plate.

thank you! Its my wifes favorite peice in the DT at the moment. She finally got me to buy it 2 weeks ago after drooling over it for weeks at the fish store!

Reeferdude56 · Feb 27, 2015

Looks like a regular fungia, some plate corals have that "dome" or more of an bulge near the month especially if they are hungry or have
Swallowed a large amount of food. Very beautiful!

Ja-reefer · Feb 27, 2015

Reeferdude56 said:
Looks like a regular fungia, some plate corals have that "dome" or more of an bulge near the month especially if they are hungry or have
Swallowed a large amount of food. Very beautiful!

Yeah I fed some mysis a few minutes before I took the pic

Tab28 · Feb 27, 2015

Looks like it may be a cycloseris not a fungia. If it always had raised mouth area. Fungia are completely flat. This is generally visible on bottom as well. Cycloseris will be concave at the raised mouth area.

tyler1503 · Feb 28, 2015

Don't cycloseris have a smooth bottom and fungias have a small scar from being attached to the rock as babies? That's what I've read anyway

Tab28 · Feb 28, 2015

tyler1503 said:
Don't cycloseris have a smooth bottom and fungias have a small scar from being attached to the rock as babies? That's what I've read anyway

If you are referring to the nipple yes. But cycloseris have a slight cup affect on underside. It corresponds to the mound cup on the top. Other than the nipple fungia is flat with no cup like slopping.