Guess that organism

PreauxPhoto · 09-25-2006, 12:43 PM

Can anyone help me place this creature I think I have it narrowed down to either Tube Coral (Cladocora Arbuscula) or Torch Coral (Euphyllia Glabrescens). It’s extremely small and has survived hell and back it came as some live rock that I got at a LPs. You will also notice the algae everywhere I’m having problems with phosphates.

***Rob*** · 09-25-2006, 01:43 PM

can you get a more head on image?

Shiftnation · 09-27-2006, 01:34 AM

They are cup corals , colony corals , moon corals . those are some of the common names , I cant remember the true name . Very common on live rock from the carribean . Harmless and np whatsoever .

Raggamuffin · 09-27-2006, 06:11 PM

Hey that good to know, spotted one on my LR the other day as well, Y'all keep beating me to the questions tho

iglowce · 10-04-2006, 12:23 AM

are they sponges?

BrianPlankis · 10-10-2006, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by iglowce

are they sponges?

No, they are a stony skeleton coral. Do a google search on Cladocora Arbuscula, there are many excellent info pages on them.

FWIW...there are many species of Cladocora, in both the Pacific and Atlantic ocean, so it could be any number of species without a known point of origin.

Brian