Green Star Question

[Jager]

Are there different scientific names for the different strings? i can google it all day but i never find the string that i have. Most people have this common string:

http://www.aquahobby.com/corals/e_pachyclavularia_green.php

with varying degrees of brightness. The GSP i have is really long polyps, it completely looks like grass. Im wondering if its just the same string and it is fairing well, or if its a different string.

I dont have a close up pic but these may help, i can take a close up too but i dont think its necissary.

http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr358/cap0ni57/IMG00144-20091224-1601.jpg

http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr358/cap0ni57/2010-01-25203320.jpg

[wireefman]

mine glow insane bright green abd they are maybe 1/4" long from base to tip.. i know there are a few different varites including colors from brown to pink to green... im guessing there are diff polyp lenghts as well based upon where it is collected

[mrlee]

yes its call green star polyp. they are not on the endanger list.

[Jager]

yes its call green star polyp. they are not on the endanger list.

that would have been usefull if it was the answer to the question, i know what GSP is and i know its of the plethra, pls read the post.

i was wondering if there are different kinds of Green Star Polyp, like different species of Xenia.

[Jager]

mine glow insane bright green abd they are maybe 1/4" long from base to tip.. i know there are a few different varites including colors from brown to pink to green... im guessing there are diff polyp lenghts as well based upon where it is collected

mine are about 1" long usually.

[kcooley]

i have five different star polyp strains and they range from 1/4 inch to 1.5 inch.

the ones like yours are the latter of the two. longer is better.

[coraljunkie3.0]

yes its call green star polyp. they are not on the endanger list.

They are DEFYING the endangered list in MY tank. ;)
They, too, are green, bout a 1/4".

[Stony2977]

3 different kinds from about 1/4 inch to over 1 inch. Different shades of green too. Bright to dull.

[mike30g]

kool anyone got a pic of the 1in ones? mine are mid green and a 1/4in

[ShaneDolan]

I have 3 different colors all the same strain all the same matt, in lower light there shorter and extremely bright in high light and flow they get long still bright but not as bright. I think there like zoanthids all considered one strain just different color morphs

[nate_mcnasty]

I've seen tentacle length change with different lighting and color can change with tank conditions imo

[coraljunkie3.0]

I've seen tentacle length change with different lighting and color can change with tank conditions imo

good to know