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[Strat]

I was surfing the and came across this article.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/7/aafeature1

A very interesting read for SPS keepers...

CP-578

* Host: Acropora digitifera
* Maximum Absorption: 578nm (yellow)
* Full Width at Half Maximum (FWHM): 45nm
* FWHM Bandwidth: 565-600nm
* Apparent Color: Violet/Purple

A pigment similar to that in Heteractis crisperi (above) has alsobeen found in Acropora digitifera (Dove et al., 1995; See Figure 14).

[Vanquish]

Thanks for the link bro... interesting article! Read an article some time ago with regards to the colouration of SPS corals but now all forgot all...

[Tangs]

Thanks for sharing this link ...

[decentkid]

the purpose of the pigment is said to be to protect the coral itself and the zoox from over exposure from too intense light and UV. however, from what i read, it might not be true as the although the pigment does shield light, it shields only from spectrum from non visible and those apart from uv. i believe there are other real uses for the different pigments

Edited by decentkid, 10 October 2007 - 09:55 PM.