Rics, Florida or Yuma?

noirsphynx · #1 10-26-2008, 07:30 PM

Does anyone know how to tell the difference between Florida Ricordia & Yuma Ricordea? Here's some pics of my rics & other mushrooms and any help identifying what type they are would be great. I have several labelled as rics but that's just an assumption, they weren't labelled in the store.

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marie · #2 10-26-2008, 08:27 PM

Generally speaking yumas have bubbles that carry on up the mouth area, floridas have smooth mouths.
In your pics the first 4 and the last one are yumas, I can't tell with the bleached one (labeled white with fluorescent green tips)

noirsphynx · #3 10-26-2008, 08:46 PM

Hmmm, interesting. So then is my bright orange ric that I THOUGHT was a florida really a yuma? The white one is a hairy mushroom.

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Originally Posted by marie

Generally speaking yumas have bubbles that carry on up the mouth area, floridas have smooth mouths.
In your pics the first 4 and the last one are yumas, I can't tell with the bleached one (labeled white with fluorescent green tips)

OCDP · #4 10-26-2008, 08:49 PM

Well I am by no means a coral ID'ing expert, but in my opinion, they all look like Yuma's and Mushrooms.. I thought Ricordia had "same" size little bulbs, and Yuma took on smaller and larger "bulbs"... again, I am no coral ID expert

The orange one in my opinion looks like Yuma... but I have to admit it has a very similar characteristics to Ricordia.. I am simply going off of what I have kept and what I've seen.. so hopefully someone can give you correct ID's. I am interested to know myself.

Just my two cents...

marie · #5 10-26-2008, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by noirsphynx

Hmmm, interesting. So then is my bright orange ric that I THOUGHT was a florida really a yuma? The white one is a hairy mushroom.

Yep its a yuma too. Here is a pic of 1 of my floridas check out the mouth area

noirsphynx · #6 10-26-2008, 09:04 PM

After reading what Marie wrote I did a search and can definitely see what you mean about the rics mouth differences. I bought those rics last night from a LFS but never even asked if they were rics or not, I just assumed they were(they can't be just normal mushrooms right?). I got 6 of them on one rock, all are a slightly different color for $40

I also discovered that Yumas will reproduce via leaving a piece of the foot behind when it moves(which my orange has done a couple times) and a Florida will split once it's large enough.

noirsphynx · #7 10-26-2008, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by marie

Yep its a yuma too. Here is a pic of 1 of my floridas check out the mouth area

I LOOOOOVE that ric marie!!!! I need some that color.

noirsphynx · #8 10-29-2008, 02:41 PM

Curious now if anyone knows how to tell if these mushrooms are yumas or could they be something else entirely?

They really do look like rics to me but I just wanted to be sure, if that's possible.

Skimmerking · #9 10-29-2008, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by noirsphynx

Curious now if anyone knows how to tell if these mushrooms are yumas or could they be something else entirely?

They really do look like rics to me but I just wanted to be sure, if that's possible.

those are Yuma yuma's i have some they grow retarded after you frag them i must of fragged mine about 30 times and its still huge

noirsphynx · #10 10-29-2008, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by asmodeus

those are Yuma yuma's i have some they grow retarded after you frag them i must of fragged mine about 30 times and its still huge

That's great, I'm glad I bought them for sure now! Thanks asmodeus!!