Can anyone name this coral

[ravinejk]

I once had these as stow aways on some live rock and never figured out what they were, but really liked them. Can anyone identify what these are? Sorry, I don't have a better picture. BTW, not the frogspawn, the other green corals.

 

[akunochi]

Gradis paly's? mini maxi anenomes?

 

[1guydude]

im gonna say green hairy mushrooms! Dont know the science talk...sry!

 

[ravinejk]

Forgot to mention, for scale they were about 4-5" in diameter. They did look kind of like a mushroom. Pretty sure they aren't Gradis paly. Not sure about the mini maxi anemones.

 

[akunochi]

Yeah iunno....it was a guess.

 

[user 26995]

They are commonly known as elephant ear mushrooms or frilly mushrooms.

 

[akunochi]

See I knew someone smart would show up!

 

[1guydude]

See I knew someone smart would show up!​

tats messed up! Im hella smart!

ive got elephant shrooms but they arent hairy ipsces! They are red and have the bumps on em...so many diff kinds!

 

[kevinpo]

Hello,
They are Amplexidiscus fenestrafer (Dunn & Hamner 1980). They are commonly called Elephant Ear mushroom.

Regards,
Kevin

 

[user 26995]

tats messed up! Im hella smart!

ive got elephant shrooms but they arent hairy ipsces! They are red and have the bumps on em...so many diff kinds!

There are many different kinds. I would really like to see this mushroom you have.
Can you post a pic? How big is it?
Some red mushrooms are really hard to get.

 

[returnofsid]

Most likely a Rhodactis mushroom species.

 

[user 26995]

Thats what I was thinking. That would be soo cool if it is. I'd like to have one!

 

[ravinejk]

Thanks all. I am fairly confident they were Rhodactis mushrooms now. The only issue was my had hints of pink and purple and would change colors from time to time with intensity. The picture above didn't do them justice.

Elephant Ear Mushroom-Green, Giant Mushroom Anemone - Rhodactis mussoides

 

[1guydude]

lol man u guys are lucky im bringin two mushroom rocks with em on their...the dots on some of em are greenish. Im at work right now but when i gets home ill snap a pic of my bigger mushroom im keeping for myself! Its about as big as the palm of my hand! It deflated a lil when i cut the rock up though... =(
Ive got like 6 diff mushrooms...

 

[user 26995]

Most likely a Rhodactis mushroom species.

Thats what I was thinking. That would be soo cool if it is. I'd like to have one!

Oh, I thought you were talking about the red one that 1guydude has.

I am still with Kevinpro on the one ravinejk has pictured.

 

[returnofsid]

DOH, didn't even see that Kevin had chimed in. Go with his ID, as it's most likely to be accurate!

 

[kevinpo]

They could certainly be Rhodactis. It's hard to tell from the picture. The main difference between the two is the smooth margin at the edge of the oral disk of the Amplexidiscus. The Rhodactis Genus has many more species and is much more common in the aquarium trade (and typically more colorful).

Regards,
Kevin

 

[dnjan]

Looks just like my Elephant Ears. If you drop a hunk of food on one, it will ball-up and look just like an onion.