Beautiful new unknown macro

mzkrista · 08/10/2016, 09:39 PM

http://i.imgur.com/uaWfiuT.jpg
Found this beautiful macro today. Never seen anything like it. It's thin leafy rubbery and slimy to the touch. It has violet pink green and a bluish white to it. Anyone know what it could possibly be? image.jpg

mzkrista · 08/12/2016, 08:47 AM

Gosh 84 views and no response?

lifeoffaith · 08/12/2016, 09:12 AM

Really cool! Is it growing like that (circular flower looking)? Or did you just drop it in the water. My first thought was maybe an ulva of some sort, but that doesn't usually grow like that to my knowledge.

mzkrista · 08/12/2016, 06:06 PM

No its growing in circular petals but it's definatly not rose petal or Ulva. I'm thinking its some sort of halymenia but idk. Hey phobos2deimos do you know?

jefra · 08/12/2016, 07:10 PM

Really beautiful.

I apologize for the horrible comparison photos, but it seems to resemble Mastophora pacifica to me. Keep in mind these pictures were taken in the absence of actinic lighting which could explain the stronger colors in your specimen. It could also be another of the four species in the Mastophora genus which aren't well documented.

http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/im...phora+pacifica

mzkrista · 08/12/2016, 08:05 PM

Ok Jefra I'll look into that species for investigation. Did yours get longer rounded leafs?

jefra · 08/13/2016, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by mzkrista

Ok Jefra I'll look into that species for investigation. Did yours get longer rounded leafs?

It keeps a ruffled, foliose appearance, different from yours. Some calcified macroalgae can grow adaptively depending on light conditions similar to stony corals. Also, M. pacifica can appear in many different colors depending on the location it's harvested from.

I'm not certain they're the same species, but figured you could use a starting point.

mzkrista · 08/13/2016, 09:56 AM

I don't think it's that because it's not calcified. It's soft and rubbery to the touch more like a Halymenia. Thanks for trying to help Id.

lifeoffaith · 08/19/2016, 09:22 AM

After you suggested halymenia I went and did a search, could it be halymenia dilatata?dilitata.jpg

jraker · 08/19/2016, 02:55 PM

I have no idea. Some sort of halymenia. You should frag it and sell it.

Subsea · 08/19/2016, 03:08 PM

If it is a Halmenia species it should feel slippery to the touch.

mzkrista · 08/20/2016, 12:00 AM

Yeah it's slippery and really think it's similar to that halymenia dilatata but has more pink to it.

cHRoNzZe 619 · 08/21/2016, 07:52 PM

Nice piece..... Please pm me if you are willing to sell a frag ..... Not sure what is it but it's a pretty one

08/10/2016, 09:39 PM	#1
mzkrista Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: North Ridgeville, Ohio Posts: 135	Beautiful new unknown macro http://i.imgur.com/uaWfiuT.jpg Found this beautiful macro today. Never seen anything like it. It's thin leafy rubbery and slimy to the touch. It has violet pink green and a bluish white to it. Anyone know what it could possibly be? image.jpg

08/12/2016, 07:10 PM	#5
jefra Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 44	Really beautiful. I apologize for the horrible comparison photos, but it seems to resemble Mastophora pacifica to me. Keep in mind these pictures were taken in the absence of actinic lighting which could explain the stronger colors in your specimen. It could also be another of the four species in the Mastophora genus which aren't well documented. http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/im...phora+pacifica Last edited by jefra; 08/12/2016 at 07:18 PM.

08/19/2016, 02:55 PM	#10
jraker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1,421	I have no idea. Some sort of halymenia. You should frag it and sell it. __________________ "I glue animals to rocks" Current Tank Info: 36 gallon reef, 65 gallon Caribbean Biotope macroalgae and seagrass tank

08/19/2016, 03:08 PM	#11
Subsea Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 1,882	If it is a Halmenia species it should feel slippery to the touch. __________________ Laissez les bons temps rouler, Patrick Castille Current Tank Info: 10,000G. Greenhouse Macro Growout

08/12/2016, 08:47 AM	#2
mzkrista Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: North Ridgeville, Ohio Posts: 135	Gosh 84 views and no response?

08/12/2016, 09:12 AM	#3
lifeoffaith Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Grand Rapids MI area Posts: 737	Really cool! Is it growing like that (circular flower looking)? Or did you just drop it in the water. My first thought was maybe an ulva of some sort, but that doesn't usually grow like that to my knowledge.

08/12/2016, 06:06 PM	#4
mzkrista Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: North Ridgeville, Ohio Posts: 135	No its growing in circular petals but it's definatly not rose petal or Ulva. I'm thinking its some sort of halymenia but idk. Hey phobos2deimos do you know?

08/12/2016, 08:05 PM	#6
mzkrista Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: North Ridgeville, Ohio Posts: 135	Ok Jefra I'll look into that species for investigation. Did yours get longer rounded leafs?

08/13/2016, 09:56 AM	#8
mzkrista Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: North Ridgeville, Ohio Posts: 135	I don't think it's that because it's not calcified. It's soft and rubbery to the touch more like a Halymenia. Thanks for trying to help Id.

08/19/2016, 09:22 AM	#9
lifeoffaith Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Grand Rapids MI area Posts: 737	After you suggested halymenia I went and did a search, could it be halymenia dilatata?dilitata.jpg

08/20/2016, 12:00 AM	#12
mzkrista Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: North Ridgeville, Ohio Posts: 135	Yeah it's slippery and really think it's similar to that halymenia dilatata but has more pink to it.

08/21/2016, 07:52 PM	#13
cHRoNzZe 619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 60	Nice piece..... Please pm me if you are willing to sell a frag ..... Not sure what is it but it's a pretty one