珊瑚identification could be one of the biggest challenges to new aquarists but even veterans struggle to properly identify coral to the proper genus and species. Russell Kelley’s Coral Finder has been one of the best tools to identify a wide range of stony corals down to the generic levels and with the 2021 edition of Coral Finder this guide makes it easier than ever to determine what coral you’re looking at on a dive or growing in your aquarium.
2021年的Coral Finder是该方便的参考工具的第四个更新,现在包括有关Scleractinian Coral形态的相关细节和特征的更多,更好的图片。每个主要珊瑚群体的殖民镜头和宏观照片的结合使人们比以往任何时候都更容易识别几乎每个珊瑚的关键特征,这些特征自然可以通过非洲和红海,通过印度太平洋和红海珊瑚礁生长珊瑚三角,一直向东到太平洋。
珊瑚identification is made even more challenging since taxonomists have made some big rearrangements in the classification of many familiar corals but thankfully the Coral Finder 2021 is fully updated with some of the newest designations like纤维状腹膜,Australophyllia,Dipsastrea,Lobactis还有很多。正如您可能收集的那样MICROMUSSAlordhowensisisnotan‘一个罐头‘而且那个橙色的“小叶叶”实际上是一个罐头thastrea pachysepta.
These specific designations of what corals are officially called might seem like semantics to some but there are huge ecological and physiological differences betweenCycloserisand actualFungiacorals; it’s more than nuance that we lose by not recognizing these differences, not to mention that true一个罐头thastreaswill sting and kill Lords and Lobos with great aggression. At just a touch over fifty bucks the 2021 edition of the珊瑚发现者是开始理解珊瑚识别的旅程的最佳方法之一,或者您对一些稀有的石质珊瑚群的了解。
But the Coral Finder is not a stand alone resource as Mr. Kelley has also produced a wide range of supporting videos to help users better use the guide and all of its features, as well as offering deeper insights so you can hone your skills even more. We’re particularly excited to see a whole new catalog of coral pictures that were produced specifically for use in the Coral Finder which will offer even more reference material for accurate coral identification, not to mention the eye candy it provides to the diehard coral lovers.