brain coral ID

[BlueAbyss]

anyone know what type of a brain coral comes in blue? I have looked everywhere and can't find it. all I see is the red, green, pink sort of colors. anyway I will try to post a picture later. thanks for your time

Jenn

 

[reefrunner69]

I think that a moonstone (Favia sp) has a blue/lavender morph.

 

[BlueAbyss]

thanks for the suggestion, but it isn't that sort of brain coral, I'll see if I can't get a picture on today.

 

[fishfreek]

Here is a google images search

http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Favia

 

[BlueAbyss]

http://www.blueabyss.net/bluebrain1.jpg


http://www.blueabyss.net/bluebrain2.jpg

okay here is a picture or two... any ideas as to what kind of brain it is???

 

[reefrunner69]

Looks like a Blastomussa to me.

 

[BlueAbyss]

somehow I don't think it's a pineapple coral. It just doesn't have the polyp like structuer to it. hmm a mystery...

 

[reefrunner69]

Possibly, but it looks like Blastomussa wellsi to me....

If you'll look at this pic, you'll see where it is very full it's polyps take on a different look. When disturbed, does it retract into individual polyps or is it one polyp?

 

[BlueAbyss]

if I remember right it is one, and scrolly like a brain, it has the sort of skeleton that a brain/hammer/elegance has.

The pet store didn't know what it was, they got it in as a trade in, all they knew was that it was a brain, buto idea what kind.

I do appreciate you guys trying to help me figure it out.

 

[reefrunner69]

In that case I'd say it is either a very healthy Lobophyllia or a Symphyllia.

 

[MR294]

My vote is for Lobophyllia sp. as well

 

[BlueAbyss]

we found out from the guy that owns the pet store what kind it is (two guys own it, 1st one didn't know, 2nd one did) he says it's a blue Wellsophyllia. Thanks for your help though!