could you please.......

[yellowtail]

tell me each of these zoo's genus's and species name?
also please list their toxicity.
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[yellowtail]

(same as above,just different time)

 

[melkor]

Quote from Borneman's "Corals" "Many species are aposematic, having bright colouration as a warning to discourage predators. Dull-coloured zoanthids do not usually have the protection of toxic compounds and may gain protection from sponges with which they associate. These sponges not only provide warning colouration, but also contain toxic compounds these zoanthids lack. Thus, the relationship is more commensal than thought."
There you go... and this could also be applied to the other thread with the Zoo ID I had just replied to. Hope that helps.

 

[squidd]

So what are you saying...??
The duller, plainer brown and green are "less" toxic than the brightly colored ones, because of the "association" with toxic sponges...??
What about the "bright" orange pink and purple ones that are aqua-cultured and fragged from tank to tank...never seeing "toxic" sponges...??

 

[jdm_ae86]

as far as i know, polythoa polyps are the most toxic..

 

[yellowtail]

what are mine?(genus/species) and extent of the toxins

 

[yellowtail]

bump.........

 

[bang guy]

I don't think they are Palythoa, they look like Zoanthid to me.

 

[bang guy]

Palythoa don't have much of a stalk. The polyps just come out of the mat. Protopalythoa have alternating tenticles where one grows up and the next grows down.
Typically it's very difficult to judge toxicity because although the animal itself is toxic the worst poison comes from symbiotic Dinoflaggilates.

 

[yellowtail]

could you rate these zoo's toxicity from 1-10 what would it be?could you give me an example of a palyotha?
how can you distinguish a paly from a zoa?

 

[bang guy]

Protopalythoa:

Palythoa:

 

[yellowtail]

Originally posted by Bang Guy
Protopalythoa:

Palythoa:
those are both the palyotha's?

 

[bang guy]

No, the top one is Protopalythoa.

 

[yellowtail]

to what extent do my zoo's carrie the toxins?

 

[bang guy]

Originally posted by Bang Guy
Typically it's very difficult to judge toxicity because although the animal itself is toxic the worst poison comes from symbiotic Dinoflaggilates.

 

[bang guy]

My advise is to wear gloves when handling them and do all fragging in a seperate container and keep everyone away from the seperate container, especially children and dogs.