Yuma or Ricordia???

[inline6]

Got this piece at a LFS tonight.
Wondering if it is a Ricordia or a Yuma, (or just a plain old shroom) ??
I was always told that a yuma had pimples covering the mouth part, this piece certainly has it (far right).

What do you guys think?

 

[House of Laughter]

Ricordia, it seems - tough to see without seeing the mouth

House

 

[masterswimmer]

Ric IMO. Mouth is visible on the one on the right.

 

[inline6]

Ricordia, it seems - tough to see without seeing the mouth

House

Jim, Look at the one on the far right.
I know it's a little out of focus.

 

[ReeferGoneMad]

Look like a Ricordea Florida.

 

[1QuickSubaru]

ricordea

 

[ReeferGoneMad]

This is just for reference. There are two widely recognized species of Ricordea, R. florida from the Atlantic and Caribbean, and R. yuma from the Indo-Pacific region. Both are very popular in the aquarium trade. Ricordea yuma is readily distinguished from R. florida by the fact that the former has pseudotentacles on the oral cone, while the latter does not. Also, R. florida often has numerous mouths and elongated irregular polyps, while R. yuma is usually circular, with one mouth. All are spectacular due to the grape-like tentacles on their oral disc, but some especially prized specimens have brilliant fluorescent proteins in shades of orange, red, pink, blue, and green.

 

[KathyC]

Do you have a better pic? I'm having trouble agreeing with the Ric Florida consensus...

 

[scarf_ace1981]

Do you have a better pic? I'm having trouble agreeing with the Ric Florida consensus...

me too

 

[inline6]

me too

I was thinking the same.
I'll post a clearer pic tonight.

 

[Deanos]

R. florida do not have tentacles around the mouth. It's more likely a R. yuma or some other unnamed Ricordea species.

 

[inline6]

R. florida do not have tentacles around the mouth. It's more likely a R. yuma or some other unnamed Ricordea species.

Yes, I agree.
Not bad - 4 yumas for $30, labeled at the LFS as hairy shrooms.

 

[ReeferGoneMad]

Gees my bad now that I see the mouth on the right I'm disagreeing with myself and going with a yuma. My bad.

 

[PalmTree]

I can never tell the diffrence either!