是Acan主吗?是Lobophyllia?不,这个funkadelic珊瑚是最疯狂的珊瑚之一Trachyphylliacorals we’ve ever seen, with a crazy morphology to boot. This one of a kind Trachy was acquired byAquatech进口,一个批发商既兴高采烈又令人震惊气齿藻Geoffroyi。
许多珊瑚的定义是殖民地的,但气管不是其中之一。通常,几乎总是阅读,气管是一个单一的冠状石,具有单个息肉,可能有多个嘴巴。您很少看到Trachyphyllia有几个珊瑚岩从同一骨架中散发出来,但我们从来没有看到过将其带到这样的极端的作品。
乍一看,小圆息肉具有正确的形状和颜色,是一个狂野的例子acanthastrealordhowensis.第二看息肉表明,息肉太大且形状不规则,无法成为Acan Lord,但可能是正确的Lobophyllia。
Seasoned aquarist will recognize that the texture and color of the living tissue is well in line withTrachyphyllia看一下骨骼在这个特定标本中揭示了一个悠久的过去。虽然息肉完全不满意Trachyphyllia,该特定标本的底面仍然保留熟悉的沙漏,图8形骨骼基础。
The most likely explanation for the unusual condition of this coral is that at some time it was buried to a point where parts of the coral died back, highly plausible since this coral normally lives on sandy habitats. However, the remaining tissue survived this potential sedimentation episode and instead of growing back together, the isolated tissues differentiated into multiple mouths which have grown and filled in to create this truly singular example ofT. Geoffroyi。
现代水产仪可用的许多颜色和形状都有如此多的颜色和形状,到目前为止,我们已经看到了一切。但是,正如这种困惑的殖民时期的trachy清楚地表明的那样,大自然母亲仍然有很多技巧,珊瑚如何以意想不到的方式成长。