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| Genus Scolymia Haime 1852. Singular,
circular polyps. Indistinct walls beneath their
septa-costae. These are difficult species to discern one from
the other. The three occurring in the tropical West Atlantic may be
told apart by the shape of their septal
"teeth". Raja Ampat 08. |
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| Genus Galaxea, Oken 1815. Galaxy, Crystal,
Starry, Brittle Coral. A gorgeous species group, whose skeletons
are unfortunately easily broken due to their flamboyant
architecture. Dick Perrin, Tropicorium has had tremendous success
at culturing forms of this genus/species whose colonies are more
columnar. These captive propagated (frags) individuals are far more
consistently easy to care for. Raja Ampat 08. |
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| Galaxea fascicularis Linnaeus 1767).
Captive colonies are ball-shaped, in the wild more like low-lying
cushions that may extend meters over the bottom. Corallites
well-separated with blade-like septa that may rise more than a cm.
above the corallite wall. Occur in grays, greens and browns.
Transparent tentacles out during the day, generally with
contrasting colored tips. Wakatobi 07. |
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| Echinopora lamellosa (Esper 1795). Thin,
wavy laminar sheets. Small corallites (3-4mm.). Indo-Central
Pacific including the Red Sea. Raja Ampat 08. |
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