jamesp
Cave Dweller
Member since October 2012
Posts: 36,561
|
Post by jamesp on Nov 3, 2013 18:41:36 GMT -5
It's is a conspiracy Jim.
|
|
bhiatt
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since July 2012
Posts: 1,532
|
Post by bhiatt on Nov 3, 2013 18:53:41 GMT -5
beautiful stuff as usual. Thanks for showing them off. Great range of color and nice coral patterns. Love that stuff.
|
|
jamesp
Cave Dweller
Member since October 2012
Posts: 36,561
|
Post by jamesp on Nov 3, 2013 19:03:58 GMT -5
Thanks Mr Brad.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Member since January 1970
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2013 19:36:19 GMT -5
Phylum: CNIDARIA Class: ANTHOZOA Order: SCLERACTINIA Family: FAVIIDAE Genus: MONTASTRAEA Species: ANNULARIS So Scott. Would i call this coral (Montastraea annularis) just as i would call yellow flag iris 'iris psuedoacorus' ? i.e. genus first species second-right? Yes, that is exactly how you'd call it. Genus is capitalized and species is not. And to be perfectly consistent with science you also italicize the scientific name. Genera is the plural for Genus. One Genus two Genera.
|
|
|
Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Nov 3, 2013 19:46:14 GMT -5
Totally awesome as always. You have mastered this stuff. If I had to pick a favorite I would go with the second to last photo, I always like when you get just a little skin on them.
Chuck
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Member since January 1970
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2013 19:50:59 GMT -5
Jim it's really Just kingsom, phylum, class, order, genus, species. And the only REAL division is species. Organisms know about species, this for reproductive purposes. The cant care less about the rest. But we humans must classify things to make them orderly and easily understood. Coral - Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Cnidaria Order - Anthozoa and then the human scientists have broken corals in to 11 Families, each of those split into genera and the genera all containing species. Yeah, that didn't help, did it. I can see keeping things neat and orderly but why in the hell do they have to give them names that nobody can spell or pronounce. This coral can be called chuck and this coral can be called bill and that coral could even be called whooya. Anything but the scientific crap they use. Just think about all the kids that would get into science if they did not have to remember pseudopodia. Jim That likely has more than one explanation. The first and most obvious is that is how a dude name Linnaeus started it all way back in the late 1700's. He used descriptive names in Latin. Later Greek prefix/suffixes were added to the mix. All those names mean something. I'll use an apropos example I know and can describe perfectly. The Common Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula). Lampro = shiny | peltis = skin getula is derived from the Latin word Getulus which refers to the Getulians people of Morocco in western Africa. The chain-like pattern found on this snake was prevalent in Getulian culture. Thus a literal translation would be Chained Shiny Skin Snake. And the snake in Jim's yard looks like this: See the chains and the shiny skin? To follow @wampidy's example many students doing field work as part of their thesis or other studies may discover a new species (or many!) and as discoverer they will describe the new species for science and they get to pick the name. Once a frilled Dragon was given the scientific name of Chlamydosaurus darthvaderensis. This, in honor of Lord Vader of Star Wars fame. When one discovers too many species to describe they will often share the honor with a colleague whom will do a lot of the descriptive work. Naming goes with that, so the discoverer may get a species named for him. Varanus yuwonoi is a beautiful (yet evil) monitor lizard from Indonesia. Frank Yuwono discovered them and the scientist describing the species for science gave it his name.
|
|
|
Post by kk on Nov 3, 2013 20:06:21 GMT -5
Looking great, one and all. But...... can't get my eyes off your Montastraea annularis.
|
|
Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
Posts: 20,487
|
Post by Sabre52 on Nov 3, 2013 20:08:28 GMT -5
Wow James, that's some of the nicest polyp patterns in coral you've posted. Beautiful stuff!.....Mel
|
|
jamesp
Cave Dweller
Member since October 2012
Posts: 36,561
|
Post by jamesp on Nov 3, 2013 21:00:42 GMT -5
Chuck Scott kk and Mel-thanks for the words.
Just started two 16 pound loads of a very wide assortment of heated colors. Of course it will be 8 dang weeks before it is ready.
|
|
jamesp
Cave Dweller
Member since October 2012
Posts: 36,561
|
Post by jamesp on Nov 3, 2013 21:14:39 GMT -5
Phylum: CNIDARIA Class: ANTHOZOA Order: SCLERACTINIA Family: FAVIIDAE Genus: MONTASTRAEA Species: ANNULARIS So Scott. Would i call this coral (Montastraea annularis) just as i would call yellow flag iris 'iris psuedoacorus' ? i.e. genus first species second-right? Yes, that is exactly how you'd call it. Genus is capitalized and species is not. And to be perfectly consistent with science you also italicize the scientific name. Genera is the plural for Genus. One Genus two Genera. I have understood a lot of latin from science . But the genera, order , family stuff has always been a challenge.
|
|
|
Post by pghram on Nov 4, 2013 10:08:54 GMT -5
Beautiful batch of tumbles & that last spcecimen is super cool.
Rich
|
|
Fossilman
Cave Dweller
Member since January 2009
Posts: 20,711
|
Post by Fossilman on Nov 5, 2013 19:36:36 GMT -5
From the goodies you sent me James,I pulled two of the coral out to be worked differently....One will be shaved and displayed,the other,I see an awesome cab coming from it....
|
|
jamesp
Cave Dweller
Member since October 2012
Posts: 36,561
|
Post by jamesp on Nov 5, 2013 19:41:09 GMT -5
I know a good home. Please enjoy the goodies Micheal.
|
|
timloco
has rocks in the head
Member since April 2012
Posts: 545
|
Post by timloco on Nov 9, 2013 12:07:49 GMT -5
I didn't realize you could make coral so shiny. Don't see much of that material here in Colorado.
|
|