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FlyingFish65

03/20/2006, 10:16 PM

I have this small, fire truck red algae/coral popping up on my newly cured LR. It was there when I first got the rock... and some areas have further bleached out. Is it some type of coral? Or some algae? Thanks
http://www.birdmd.com/rp/coral.jpg

bertoni

03/20/2006, 10:24 PM

Looks like it might be Homotrema rubra, a foraminiferan.

FlyingFish65

03/20/2006, 10:37 PM

Thanks, you are correct. It's Homotrema rubrum. Apparently a small, cool, good thing. See link: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-07/rs/index.php

graveyardworm

03/20/2006, 10:38 PM

My memory did serve me correctly I just didnt believe myself. Here's (http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-07/rs/index.php) some more info.

amazingbobby

03/20/2006, 11:45 PM

Cool... I have those and wondered what they were. Are they common?

bertoni

03/21/2006, 12:21 AM

They seem to be very common. I have a bunch in my tank. The description as "miniature coral" is actually pretty good, although they and the corals are only very distantly related. Thanks for posting the correct species name!