Help with zoo ID

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Help with zoo ID

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Does anyone know what type of zoos these are? Guy at the fish store said that they were found at about 100 ft depth off of one of the forts around pcola area. The big polyp is about the size of a half dollar and still getting bigger.
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sorry about the size.

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I always called them "local polyps". Dunno.
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I think they are Palythoas :?: .
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Post by titansgurl »

Me and Drew always called them "local polyps." I have no idea as to the scientific name or their location, but Drew picked some up for me a long time ago and they didn't last after the hurricane (Ivan). We tried moving some to his tank, which was more stable, but they still didn't live. Oh well.
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are there any floating around that are available for adoption?
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I don't think Drew has any anymore. I don't have a tank anymore so I definitely don't have any.
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mykpoz wrote:are there any floating around that are available for adoption?
I'm not sure but i have some similar to that that i was going to give to you.
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Are you referring to those large polyps that have the longer tentacles on the edge?
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I got some from a meeting last summer they are very big and look good
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Post by SaltnLime »

Protopalythoa grandis would be my guess on scientific name..... they are called, as some stated, local polyps. I have seen a few different color varieties.
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Post by Amphiprion »

yes, they are definitely Protopalythoa grandis. The nice mottled coloration gives it away. As you said, they are large polyps and are found practically circumtropical (even here-though we're subtropical). Cool.
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