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acerr2562
09/23/2007, 08:01 PM
the shop i bought it from said that it was a pigmy sun polyp. when i asked some trusted reefer they said it was a type of Balanophyllia bairdiana but i have no idea. the polyps come out clear with what look like bubbles in them. they are small, the biggest one is about 1/4 inch. an ideas?



http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b240/acerr2562/unknowncoral4.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b240/acerr2562/unknowncoral3.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b240/acerr2562/unknowncoral2.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b240/acerr2562/unknowncoral.jpg

mikekman
09/24/2007, 09:09 PM
acerr, look here:

http://www.poppe-images.com/images/search_results.php?category=corals&family=DENDROPHYLLIIDAE

1st two pictures they say are balanophyllia bairdiana. I'm wondering if b. bairdiana is a much larger coral than yours???

If you can get it to open its tentacles to feed, can you please take some closer pictures?

mikekman
09/24/2007, 09:11 PM
Hey acerr, found this on the net. They say its a b. bairdiana and that it has a max diameter of 2

cms.http://www.scuba-equipment-usa.com/marine/DEC04/images/Balanophyllia_bairdiana.jpg

acerr2562
09/25/2007, 08:02 PM
no they have a bardia that is that small off of australia, but take a look at this species: Tubastrea faulkneri.

mikekman
09/25/2007, 08:24 PM
Acerr, do you think yours are tubastrea faulkneri or some kind of baby sun coral?

ViPeR_930
09/26/2007, 12:58 AM
Are the biggest ones 1/4" when open or when closed? Got any biggeer pics? Can't really see much.

T. faulkerni would be my first guess.

acerr2562
10/02/2007, 08:49 PM
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.ican.zaq.ne.jp/teka/new_page_2821815147.htm&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=5&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DDendrophyllia%2B%2B%2Bwellsi%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

look at this link, it fits it almost to a T. it was covered in sponges, it is small and looks about the same. that is also what it looks like when open.

idea's?

mikekman
10/04/2007, 03:37 PM
acerr -sure does look like dendrophyllia wellsi to me. Good research. Anymore pics would be great.