Podabacia是圆盘珊瑚的非常独特的属,在水族馆贸易中几乎看不到,更不用说任何有趣的颜色了。那时我们怎么很幸运,我们偶然发现了一个令人惊叹的殖民地podabacia motuporensis, in teal blue, with the perfect size and shape to put next to an also-blue石叶子undulatum。
如果真菌and环球体are primarily single, solitary polyps and free living, andLithophyllon是殖民地,依恋和包裹成长形式,是A的基本计划Podabacia落在中间的某个地方。这Podabacia我们捡到的殖民地是连接的,但仅仅是从从表面移走的一点茎。
With its prominent central corallite, this specimen has neatly radiating septa which are all very straight, and neatly spaced like satellites around the big center polyp mouth. The semi-conical shape is more reminiscent of a small capricornis colony than a typical disc coral. The skeleton ofPodabacia比我们习惯的要薄得多Lithophyllon,但是这种珊瑚可能似乎不是。
Some new research by Bert Hoeksema, Fungiid expert and after whom the “Hokie”Acropora Hoeksemai被命名,观察到一些“ podabacia”的殖民地实际上可能是石叶子undulatum。在下图中,您可以看到两者之间的差异和相似之处,我们将让分类学家整理出名称。我们很高兴能拥有这个美丽的“ Podabacia”殖民地,因为它的生长很快,我们将在不久的将来修剪一些碎片。