Unusual sps ID please?

1979fishgeek · Apr 10, 2018

Hi, I picked up this frag today, it’s def not a Monti or a Porites as I first thought as polyps are wrong. It also has tiny sweepers like a Pavona buts it’s not that either. It has a reddish brown base with mint green polyps and looks to be encrusting. Thanks in advance.

DSC reef · Apr 10, 2018

Has a cyphastrea look to it.

Kmsutows · Apr 10, 2018

Stylo

DSC reef · Apr 10, 2018

Kmsutows said:
Stylo

I agree, good eye.

rockskimmerflow · Apr 10, 2018

Yep stylocoeniella as Kmsutows said above, not to be confused with stylophora

1979fishgeek · Apr 10, 2018

Do you have any photos of stylo you think it is? I have couple of various stylophora and polyps on the on above are much, much smaller and lack sweepers?

1979fishgeek · Apr 10, 2018

rockskimmerflow said:
Yep stylocoeniella as Kmsutows said above, not to be confused with stylophora

Lol! I got confused with Stylophora!

1979fishgeek · Apr 10, 2018

I just google stylocoeniella and it’s def that! Thank you. Learn something new every day!

Thanks everyone.

Zac K · Apr 10, 2018

I had one recently identified as a stylo, too. Does yours have crazy sweepers?? Mine does, and I'm surprised it's considered an SPS.

1979fishgeek · Apr 11, 2018

Zac K said:
I had one recently identified as a stylo, too. Does yours have crazy sweepers?? Mine does, and I'm surprised it's considered an SPS.

Yes! I thought the same as it has very distinct sweepers many times longer than its polyps which it sends out in small clumps quite regularly. But then my Pavona also has incredible long sweepers as well and I also thought that one should be LPS. I see if I can get some photos.