Birdnest corals are fairly common in the ocean and in our aquariums, however we really culture a handful of common species. These include the sharp branch birdnest,Seriatoporahystrix和钝的尖端Birdnest,S. caliendrum而且通常是绿色的S. Guttatus。尽管名义上只有六种鸟类珊瑚,但它们都是高度变化的,但没有比非常奇怪的外观更具异国情调Seriatoporadendritica。
野外标本的树突birdnest珊瑚beyond rare which is why our coral senses definitely perked up at the sight of a very peculiar colony recently collected in Australia. In theory you’d think there is no way that anyone could confuse a birdnest for an Acro but this coral was shipped to画廊Aquatica作为一个Acropora, and it’s easy to see why.
鹰眼coral鉴赏家Ania Nerowski和Cam立即意识到这个殖民地是特殊的,并特别注意调节这种珊瑚,以便适应礁石水族馆的条件。在分支的侧面受损的技巧和非常突出的珊瑚岩,他们没有理由相信除了阿克罗之外,直到珊瑚开始振作起来并成长为止。
一旦这个殖民地发展出一定的增长和颜色,很明显这种珊瑚是不是acro,但一个非常罕见的非常特别的野生殖民地S. dendritica。有趣的是,自2000年代初以来,该物种一直在美国礁石水族馆的爱好中,该物种是从Pohnpei收集的一个殖民地(以前称为Phonape)的殖民地,因此是Phonape Birdnest的名字。
就像原始的菌株一样,这个澳大利亚的树突状伯爵殖民地具有绿色的基础和粉红色的尖端,粗糙的高度施加了尖锐的珊瑚岩几乎向下指向。经过15年的囚禁之后,培养的Phonape Birdnest将其生长形式转变为与野生殖民地大不相同,因此,看到该物种从海洋中新鲜时,真是太酷了。
The one trait that appears different in Gallery Aquatica’s dendritic birdnest is that the polyps do appear to have much more color, somewhat of a subtle blue to the tips like we see in the Bird of ParadiseSeriatoporaor Stylophoras with colored polyps. The first new wildSeriatoporadendriticacolony couldn’t have gone to a better aquarium group because Gallery Aquatica is a leader in coral culture and fragging in Australia, and hopefully they’ll have plenty of frags ready in time for澳大利亚雷夫斯托克明年夏天八月。