Dino
Home Blog Blog post 1 1. 🏷️ Name & Classification Common Name: Dinoflagellates, Dinos Scientific Name: Various species within the phylum Dinoflagellata Type: Unicellular Protists (distinct from algae and bacteria) 2. 🔎 Appearance (Description, Color, Shape, Size) Description: Forms slimy, often bubbly films on surfaces; can appear as brown, green, or golden coatings. Color: Brown, […]
Diatom
Home Blog Blog post 1 1. 🏷️ Name & Classification Common Name: Diatoms, Brown Algae, Silica Algae Scientific Name: Bacillariophyceae Type: Unicellular Algae (Photosynthetic Protists) 2. 🔎 Appearance (Description, Color, Shape, Size) Description: Forms a thin, dusty film on surfaces within the aquarium. Color: Light to dark brown, sometimes with a golden hue. Shape: Flat, […]
Green Slime Algae
Home Blog Blog post 1 1. 🏷️ Name & Classification Common Name: Green Slime Algae Scientific Classification: Cyanobacteria (often Oscillatoria or Lyngbya species) Type: Photosynthetic Bacteria (often misidentified as algae) 2. 🔎 Appearance (Description, Color, Shape, Size) Description: Forms slimy, sheet-like mats that can cover substrates, rocks, and corals. Color: Bright to dark green; may […]
Bryopsis
Home Blog Blog post 1 1. 🏷️ Name & Classification Common Name: Bryopsis Scientific Name: Bryopsis spp. (notably B. pennata and B. plumosa) Type: Green Macroalgae (Chlorophyta) 2. 🔎 Appearance (Description, Color, Shape, Size) Description: Fern-like, branching green algae with fine, feathery fronds. Color: Bright to dark green. Shape: Delicate, feather-like structures resembling miniature ferns. […]
Marine Velvet
Home Blog Blog post 1 1. Name & Classification Common Names: Marine Velvet, Gold Dust Disease, Coral Reef Fish Disease Scientific Name: Amyloodinium ocellatum Type: Parasitic Dinoflagellate (Algal Protozoan) 2. Appearance (Description, Color, Shape, Size) Description: Affects marine fish, leading to a dusty or velvety appearance on the skin. Color: Fine yellowish or gold dust-like […]
Flukes
Home Blog Blog post 1 1. 🏷️ Name & Classification Common Names: Flukes, Skin Flukes, Gill Flukes Scientific Names: Neobenedenia spp. (skin flukes), Dactylogyrus spp. (gill flukes), Gyrodactylus spp. Type: Parasitic Flatworms (Monogenean Trematodes) 2. 🔎 Appearance (Description, Color, Shape, Size) Description: Microscopic, flat, and often transparent worms that attach to fish skin or gills. […]
Head and Lateral Line Erosion (HLLE)
Pest Diseases 1. 🏷️ Name & Classification Common Names: Head and Lateral Line Erosion (HLLE), Hole-in-the-Head Disease Scientific Terminology: Chronic Ulcerative Dermatopathy Type: Non-infectious skin condition affecting marine fish 2. 🔎 Appearance (Description, Color, Shape, Size) Description: Development of small pits or erosions around the head and along the lateral line of the fish. Color: […]
Invasive Clove Polyps
ID Database Invasive Clove Polyps in Your Reef? Here’s the Deal on Invasive Clove Polyps If you’ve spotted a slimy red mat spreading across your sand bed or rocks, you’re not alone. Cyanobacteria—often misnamed “red slime algae”—is one of the most common and frustrating problems in saltwater aquariums. Though technically bacteria, not algae, this photosynthetic […]
Leopard Flatworm
Home Blog Blog post 1 1. Name & Classification Common Names: Reticulated Flatworm, Leopard Flatworm Scientific Names: Pericelis tectivorum, Pericelis byerleyana Type: Invertebrate Pest (Polyclad Flatworm) 2. Appearance (Description, Color, Shape, Size) Description These flatworms exhibit a flattened, oval body with a distinctive reticulated or leopard-like pattern. Color Typically brown with lighter spots or marbling; […]
Aiptasia
ID Database 1. Name & Classification Common Names: Glass Anemone, Rock Anemone, Tube Anemone Scientific Name: Aiptasia spp. (notably Aiptasia pallida, Aiptasia pulchella) Type: Cnidarian (Anthozoa), Invertebrate Pest 2. Appearance (Description, Color, Shape, Size) Description: Semi-transparent to brownish anemone with long, thin tentacles radiating from a central mouth. Color: Translucent, beige, brown, or grayish; may […]