Australomussa rowleyensis what do you know?

[Coral2GAP]

About this coral and have you ever seen it?

[frederickk]

bump

[JPagliai]

I see it's going for $250 on Drs F&S. Wow!! I'd never pay that much for any coral. Other than that, it looks like the care is the same as any other "meat" coral. Moderate light, light -moderate water flow.

[burton14e7]

http://www2.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/301-400/Species%20pages/363.htm

Check it

Characters: Colonies are flattened, helmet- or dome-shaped. Corallites are subcerioid or have short, shallow valleys 8-20 millimetres wide, separated by thick walls. Tissue over the septa is usually distinct in colour and/or texture from tissue over the costae. Septa and costae are sturdy, with large blunt teeth. Colour: In north-west Australia, colonies are a uniform blue-grey or valleys may have concentric cream and green colours. In south-east Asia colonies have a much wider range of colours including bright red, yellow and green. Similar species: Corallite details are like those of Scolymia vitiensis. Habitat: Lower reef slopes protected from wave action. Abundance: Sometimes locally common

[GreshamH]

http://www2.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/images/301-400/Large/363-01G.jpg from AIMS

[frederickk]

That's a huge piece!!!