Yuma Mushroom [124]

Yuma Mushroom

Type: Mushroom Coral

Scientific Name: Ricordea yuma

PAR: 50?150

Flow: Low to moderate

Placement: Low Third

Description

Yuma Mushroom is a beautifully textured Ricordea covered in hundreds of rounded, bubble-like vesicles across its fleshy disc. Those vesicles give Yumas their distinctive almost jewelled appearance, with colour and pattern becoming particularly striking as the mushroom fully expands.

Ricordea yuma comes from the Indo-Pacific and can be distinguished from the Caribbean Ricordea florida by looking around the mouth. On Yumas, the bubble-like vesicles typically continue right up towards the mouth, while R. florida usually has a smoother area immediately surrounding it.

Why We Like It

Yumas sit somewhere between the simplicity of a classic mushroom and the extravagant appearance of the more unusual collector morphs. They're compact, colourful and incredibly detailed up close, making them brilliant additions to mushroom gardens and lower areas of the reef.

Care Notes

Yumas generally prefer moderate to lower lighting and gentler flow. They are photosynthetic and don't require direct feeding, although they can capture suitably sized foods. Once established, healthy specimens can reproduce and produce additional mushrooms around the original.