Different Xenia same name?
- Thread starter lil.guppy
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spanko
Active Member
Here let me throw out a generality for you.
Family Xeniidae includes the genus Xenia, Anthelia, Cespitularia, and Heteroxenia.
Xenia pulse, which means their polyps open and close repeatedly.
Anthelia do not.
Anthelia grows in a mat, where as Xenia grows out from a stalk.
Are your coral polyps pulsing? Does it grow from a mat or a stalk?
Family Xeniidae includes the genus Xenia, Anthelia, Cespitularia, and Heteroxenia.
Xenia pulse, which means their polyps open and close repeatedly.
Anthelia do not.
Anthelia grows in a mat, where as Xenia grows out from a stalk.
Are your coral polyps pulsing? Does it grow from a mat or a stalk?
meowzer
Moderator
Originally Posted by lil.guppy
http:///forum/post/3117229
Well since I have been looking EVERYWHERE for this type of xenia Im selling off all my long armed ones exlept for the white pom pom. Im excited about this addition and hope it sticks around like my other ones have.
Hey drop them off in Oklahoma on your way through
http:///forum/post/3117229
Well since I have been looking EVERYWHERE for this type of xenia Im selling off all my long armed ones exlept for the white pom pom. Im excited about this addition and hope it sticks around like my other ones have.
Hey drop them off in Oklahoma on your way through
lil.guppy
Active Member
Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3117240
Here let me throw out a generality for you.
Family Xeniidae includes the genus Xenia, Anthelia, Cespitularia, and Heteroxenia.
Xenia pulse, which means their polyps open and close repeatedly.
Anthelia do not.
Anthelia grows in a mat, where as Xenia grows out from a stalk.
Are your coral polyps pulsing? Does it grow from a mat or a stalk?
They were listed as pulsing pink red sea xenia. So the Anthelia is also formally known for the Snowflake polyps right?
http:///forum/post/3117240
Here let me throw out a generality for you.
Family Xeniidae includes the genus Xenia, Anthelia, Cespitularia, and Heteroxenia.
Xenia pulse, which means their polyps open and close repeatedly.
Anthelia do not.
Anthelia grows in a mat, where as Xenia grows out from a stalk.
Are your coral polyps pulsing? Does it grow from a mat or a stalk?
They were listed as pulsing pink red sea xenia. So the Anthelia is also formally known for the Snowflake polyps right?
jackri
Active Member
Mine stick around, jump onto other things, spread, cover, and just go crazy. Thinking it might be time to do some weeding again -- although I do like them growing up on my back glass I'm going to have to tear them from where I don't want them anymore. I have ideas for my tank... maybe lol.