Blasto Merletti

[DEEPWATER]

Good morning all

they are Aussie merlettis , They look like the wellsi but grow on a stem and are just as big as the wellsi.

Enjoy them crox they are really sweet looking

Ronen

 

[crox99]

Thank you Ronen and WELCOME back.:cheers:

 

[Dace]

Nice, but I think they are Blasto Wellsi.

Nope, those are merletti. I just picked some up from ronen on friday.

 

[Dace]

Good morning all

they are Aussie merlettis , They look like the welssi but grow on a stem and are just as big as the welssi.

Enjoy them crox they are really sweet looking

Ronen

OMG he lives......

 

[Deanos]

They look like the wellsi but grow on a stem and are just as big as the wellsi.

The size of the corallites is a defining characteristic in identifying B. merletti vs. B. wellsi. Therefore, if they are as large as wellsis, then they are wellsis. Also note, both species are phaceloid.

Merletti excerpts:

• Corallites are less than 7 millimetres diameter
• Colonies are phaceloid
• Wellsi has much larger corallites with more numerous septa

Wellsi excerpts:

• Corallites are 9-14 millimetres diameter
• Colonies are phaceloid

 

[marrone]

This coral comes from Aust. and has been showing up at a number of places, Live Aquaria being one of them. I spoke with them and they told me that it was Merleti and not Wellsi. They were able to determine this for looking at the coral and they also had a couple of dead heads where they could see the skeleton.

The coral grows on pipes, as most Merleti does, and has a larger polyp than most Merleti does, though I have a # of colonies were the head gets pretty large, though no where near as large as Wellsi gets.

 

[DEEPWATER]

This should help answer all the questions. I hope

 

[DEEPWATER]

Ill try to get a top down shot in a few

 

[Deanos]

This should help answer all the questions.

Put a ruler there :idea:

 

[Deanos]

B. Wellsi

B. Merletti

Looks like Wellsi from the quantity of septa in Ronen's shot.

 

[crox99]

B. Wellsi

B. Merletti

Looks like Wellsi from the quantity of septa in Ronen's shot.

Than I got screwed!!!:argue:

 

[grisha]

so dean
how come we have our regular wellsi with skeleton looking nothing like this tubes you show at aim pic
i have seen this guys in the discussion myself and i have to say that they chould be called Gigantus marletti, because they looks nothing like wellsi but exactly like large marlettis

 

[Deanos]

Corals exhibit various growth forms when exposed to different flow, calcium/alkalinity parameters, etc. In my opinion, skeletal examination of dead skeleton is undeniable in identifying these 2 species. Currently there are only 2 species of blastomussa. Feel free to contact coral taxonomists if you feel there should be a third. :division:

 

[DEEPWATER]

how bout we just call them nice Redish with greenish inside Blastos for now

 

[Deanos]

Than I got screwed!!!:argue:

Why would you say that?! Typically, wellsis cost more per polyp than merlettis.

 

[DEEPWATER]

Why would you say that?! Typically, wellsis cost more per polyp than merlettis.

He was talking about me :shhh: :lol2: jking :tongueani

 

[KathyC]

I think posts # 25 and #30 should be a sticky on the Coral Farming Thread.

And btw Crox, nice reddish w/greenish inside blastos! :biglaugh:

 

[marrone]

I think posts # 25 and #30 should be a sticky on the Coral Farming Thread.

And btw Crox, nice reddish w/greenish inside blastos! :biglaugh:

The post doesn't need to be sticky but the link does. Then again everyone should already be looking at the link for coral id to start with, though it show full size colonies in the wild which don't always represent what the colony looks like when you buy it.

http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/coralid_search.php