this cannot be a scoly, right?

[shakacuz]

one of my recent pick ups from RAP on the 25th… picked up what i was told was a scoly(the bright orange bottom left). i strongly believe this is not.. bowerbanki, maybe?

it was not fully open when i was inspecting it but it was next to what i do know were button scolys.

thanks in advance

 

[AquaGemCorals]

look's like a scoly to me. bowerbanki's ive seen don't have that big of polyp's.
another way to tell would be to feed all them and see if the feeding reaction is the same

 

[shakacuz]

look's like a scoly to me. bowerbanki's ive seen don't have that big of polyp's.
another way to tell would be to feed all them and see if the feeding reaction is the same

feeding response is the same. just honestly bewildered by the shape of the mouth compared to the other 4 around it

 

[encrustingacro]

Those are button scolys, which are not actually scolymia/homophyllia australis. They are often misidentified as acanthastrea/sclerophyllia maxima; however, corals from that species are found only in the persian gulf where almost no corals have been collected for the hobby. Button scolys are actually of the species micromussa pacifica, a relatively newly described species. They tend to be smaller than actual homophyllia australis.

 

[shakacuz]

Those are button scolys, which are not actually scolymia/homophyllia australis. They are often misidentified as acanthastrea/sclerophyllia maxima; however, corals from that species are found only in the persian gulf where almost no corals have been collected for the hobby. Button scolys are actually of the species micromussa pacifica, a relatively newly described species. They tend to be smaller than actual homophyllia australis.

thank you! i learned something new!