polyp ID

[Tlro]

Got this as a freebie. It is reddish with a green iridescent top. Sorry for the bad pic. Any ideas?

 

[Tlro]

I guess it shall remain nameless...

 

[MINItron]

It's a zoa of some persuasion. I have no familiarity with the "brand names" that so many stores use to sell them. They are very hard to I'd even in person as the species tend to be highly variable depending on conditions. Their size and color changes quite quickly to suit their current needs.

 

[Tlro]

Very interesting. I didn't know they could have such long stalks.

 

[MINItron]

Very interesting. I didn't know they could have such long stalks.

Absolutely. Looks more along the lines of the Palythoa genus. They tend to be taller. The big ones can be quite tall indeed.

 

[54seaweed]

you could try searching here
there are just so many names for zoas its not easy to figure out sometimes
CoralPedia.com :: Zoanthids, Palys
good luck

 

[Flowin]

At the lfs i got mine at they called those button polyps.

 

[MINItron]

Button polyp is a generic term for zoanthids, and the one that I would generally use. It is a safe name. A lot of be people today want specific names though, and that is very hard to do. It has led to multiple names for the same thing.

 

[Tlro]

Button polyps it is