Blastomussa merleti and wellsi

shrimpi

Active Member
the short version:
merletti is the smaller polyps that are about dime size, maybe smaller, maybe a little bigger
wellisi is a large polyp, like the size of a quarter-half dollar... or larger or smaller :)
I always go with the bigger polyps (wellisi)
Jess
(pardon any mis-spellings on the species name, I didnt verify)
 

subielover

Active Member
Thanks for the info, I have a wellsi as well but just wanted to know the difference. Here is a pic of my huge polyp, there are about 7 smaller ones also but unseen in this photo...
 

mr_x

Active Member
the skeletal structure is different. you can get merletti with large polyps as well.
 
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