ID my LPS!!

[evoIX_Reefer]

I purchase my corals from a good friend. Unfortunately, this friend never knows the name of the corals so any info would be awesome!!

 

[Fishluva513]

Id say scoly not 100% on what kind tho


Matty'sCornerAqauriums

 

[thirty5]

I was thinking of yuma..

 

[NYreefNoob]

donut coral aka meat coral aka also scoly but not the normal scoly ya see

 

[Chris Jury]

It's likely Acanthophyllia deshayesiana, which is commonly misidentified as a Scolymia sp.

cj

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

It's likely Acanthophyllia deshayesiana, which is commonly misidentified as a Scolymia sp.

cj

+1 acanthophyllia ,meat coral, doughnut often misidentified as a scoly but it's not it's an entire different species of coral

 

[evoIX_Reefer]

good call!

http://reefbuilders.com/2009/06/04/...-indo-pacific-scolymia-officially-recognized/

You know that coral we?ve been calling Scolymia for all these years? Well it turns out it?s not a Scolymia at all but a member of it?s own genus, Acanthophyllia. There has been confusion surrounding the true taxonomic identity of this coral for years and now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is stepping in to help us make the decision. The meat coral aka button coral aka Scolymia coral will now be officially recognized as Acanthophyllia deshayesiana but since there are no CITES permits for this new designation, there will be a temporary suspension on the importation of this species until new permits can be issued with the proper designation. As far as we know, CORALidea is the only coral identification guide to already list Acanthophyllia as such but it will be a while before other in-print publications will have a chance to catch up. So tell your neighbours, tell your LFS, Indo-Pacific Scolymia is now Acanthophyllia deshayesiana. We?ll be keeping an eye on the local stock of Acanthophyllia to see how it is affected and we?ll let you know when the imports of the meat coral resume.

Thanks for your assistance!!

 

[20gallonreefer]

I used to have one. I was told it was called an acanthopyllia donut

 

[jdnumis]

+1

donut coral aka meat coral aka also scoly but not the normal scoly ya see

donut/meat coral

 

[jaybroreef]

I believe it was also called a Modern coral

 

[evoIX_Reefer]

The polyps and color is awesome. almost blood red!!