Palauastrea ramosais an interesting small polyp stony coral which despite having a broad geographic distribution is all but unknown in the aquarium. Looking somewhat like a cross between aMontipora digitata和a thick branched bird nest coral,Palauastreais actually related toSeriatopora,Pocillopora和Stylophora.
All pictures of this rare species show a coral with light brown tissue and simple white polyps – with such a nondescript appearance it’s possible thatPalauastreahas already been imported mistakenly as aSeriatopora或者M. digitata. Thankfully, the serious coral farmers at Bali Aquarium have recently come across some broodstock colonies which will be put into culture alongside some other great soft, stony large and small polyp corals.
We are curious to know whetherPalauastrea是一种浅水高能或深水较低的SPS,但已知它仅以浅棕色或奶油色发生。尽管没有knowncolorful form, like so many other corals with an understated look ,such asAnacropora和Stylocoeniella,the diehard coral collectors will always find something to love about them. [目标]