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homer1475 · 02/13/2018, 05:00 AM

Doing a little research myself a couple weeks back, I found that only maximas have the little "eyes" around the mantle on the outer edge. While they are not eyes, what they are in fact is areas of little to no coloration which allows more light through to the zooanthelle(sp?).

For 2 years I thought I had a squamosa when in fact it was a maxima. LFS I bought it from sold it as a squamosa. In his defense when small other then the "eyes" on the mantle, the shell(scutes on the shell) and byssal opening are almost identical.

02/13/2018, 05:00 AM	#9
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	Doing a little research myself a couple weeks back, I found that only maximas have the little "eyes" around the mantle on the outer edge. While they are not eyes, what they are in fact is areas of little to no coloration which allows more light through to the zooanthelle(sp?). For 2 years I thought I had a squamosa when in fact it was a maxima. LFS I bought it from sold it as a squamosa. In his defense when small other then the "eyes" on the mantle, the shell(scutes on the shell) and byssal opening are almost identical. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"