symphyllia wilsoni pics!!

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Darryl you might be mixed up, yours looks like lobo

Also love yours Dennis is it named?
 
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Now that Ive researched it more I guess it is.....it just seems so tiny in polyp structure compared to mine......

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This one is a Lobo, a very nice one though.
 
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to many pics that look the same as his listed as symphyllia on google images

although there allot of ppl listing lobomussa as
symphyllia?

like trying to id my coral
know one really knows until it grows up.
I argued with ppl for a year + that mine wasnt "favia" now you can clearly see it isnt a reverse prizm and no one that I argued with me is saying anything on all 3 sites I had it listed on for id! lol

now all I need is a fancy name ;) ;) ;) but sorry not for sale!!
 

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finally got an id symphyllia wilson

lets see your pics and growth pics if you have them

I will start
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Identifying Symphyllia Wilsoni can be challenging for even the most knowledgeable reefer. The highly variable morphology of this species
contributes to its frequent misidentification. The general physical characteristics of Symphyllia Wilsoni are common to the entire species.
However, there are two main variants currently found in the trade. The southern variants of Symphyllia Wilsoni have meandering corallites
with pronounced ridges and deep valleys. In addition, the colony shape of the southern variants is noticeably flat. The northern variants
have a domed shape with a softer, fluffier appearance. The corallite shape can range from oblong to nearly circular, often giving them the
appearance of an enlarged Acanthastrea Lordhowensis. (from Reef Hobbiest mag. 2009)

Definitely a Wilsoni - northern variant - amazing how much it has changed - that third pic has acan written all over it.

one of mine:
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That one is amazing.....mine may not be symphyllia wilsoni but it could be of the symphyllia family but a different species...perhaps
[h=4]Symphyllia agaricia[/h]
I dont think its a lobo.....but man this IDing stuff is hard. We should let the scientists argue it out.
 

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I've had a Symphillia agaricia before, took forever to correctly ID it. Let me see if I can find some pic's.
 

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Now that Ive researched it more I guess it is.....it just seems so tiny in polyp structure compared to mine......

P8025745.jpg

OK, found my pic's. Yours could be an Agraicia but I'm still thinking Lobo. Ether way it is a SCHAWEET LPS, that I wouldn't mind calling mine:wink:

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here is one I picked up a few years back when they first hit the market and no one knew what they were...
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and here is another one I picked up from Ian a while back ago also...man I wish I still had this one!
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and marinereefer I think that one you posted is a symphyllia...or a type of lobo, I had one just like it...yours is very nice!
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Here is the one I have. I had another rainbow one from Ian but lost it in a alk/mag swing. :tsk:
 
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latest pic this thing is weird! it is as tall as it is wide, and hollow on the underside?
here is the latest pic
 

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