Zoanthids are some of the most popular and collectable group of corals for the home aquarium. We’ve never personally been sucked into the zoanthid craze but we’ve always reserved a greater amount of interest and respect for the larger polypedPalythoaspecies, especiallyP. Grandis。
This is why we are so excited to share these pictures of a hot new strain ofPalythoa我们亲自选择了今年早些时候巡回雅加达印度尼西亚的时候。这些新Palythoa与经典相比,Zoanthids是中等大小P. Grandis, but instead of having concentric rings of color and pattern, these psychedelic Palys has a beautiful pattern of white reticulations all throughout the oral disc.
到目前为止,这种极为罕见的帕利托阿变体仅在少数几个圈养的殖民地中看到ReefMaster Indonesiain Jakarta, but surely there must be more of these making their way into the live coral market. The base coloration varies from greenish brown to olive green but the most remarkable thing about these nice Palythoa is the wicked white stripes all throughout the polyp.
与您需要一个显微镜的青少年小zoanthids不同,这些较大的zoanthids具有惊人的图案,可以从整个房间中吸引您的注意力。也是Palythoa它们几乎是坚不可摧的,应该在整个珊瑚礁水族馆的爱好中生长和传播。
While this is the first we’ve seen of this new breed of Palythoa, it certainly won’t be the last. Indeed, we’ve documented a similarly stunning strain of Palythoa while diving in Raja Ampat but all we could take from that encounter is the original photograph. This wild type large zoanthid is equally stunning with stubby white tentacles that perfectly frame a nice green oral disc with eye-catching yellow markings on the oral disc.
多样性Zoanthusstrains, colors and patterns may have slowed down in recent years with collectors seeking out infinitesimally small differences between names zoanthid strains. However between the Palys we selected in Jakarta and those we documented in Raja Ampat, there is an even bigger potential to find new and exciting strains ofPalythoa在将来。
Unique Corals is the first coral dealer that we know of which is offering these very excitingPalythoa以'的爱好名称Clown Face Palys”一个非常合理的44美元/ two-polyp的破片。我们picked up a frag of these exciting new zoanthids at ReefStock and we have to say it’s one of the most attractive zoanthid strains we’ve ever enjoyed.
这个Zoanthid的大息肉具有长长的触角,口腔盘近半英寸,很容易看到并享受网状白色图案,这使得这款Palythoa如此有趣。我们可以肯定的是,小丑的脸palythoa和其他菌株像它只是我们将来对这个属所期望的冰山一角,因此请确保保持眼睛剥落。