UFO Micro Lord
A variant of Micromussa (Micro Lord) (Micromussa amakusensis)
A classic small-polyp Micro Lord with brick-red septal striping and, most distinctively, a vividly contrasting oral disc that glows yellow (sometimes green) like a little flying saucer at the center of each polyp.
📜 Backstory
A wild-collected Micro Lord morph traded under the 'UFO' name. On Reef2Reef, a hobbyist documented selling 'UFO/Holy Grail' *Micromussa amakusensis* frags 'purchased directly from Cornbred Corals in 2018' (offered around $350 per 6-polyp piece), circulating alongside Holy Grail and Rainbow amakusensis. Tidal Gardens has separately stocked a 'UFO Micromussa,' though their version is the related *Micromussa lordhowensis*, named for the green-and-purple pattern of the UFO Scolymia. Specific lineage of any individual 'UFO' piece is debated.
Keeper tips for this variant
Give it lower light and low-to-medium alternating flow; too much intensity can wash the trademark yellow oral disc toward a flat red, so keep it shaded on the sandbed or lower rockwork. These corals shift color quickly with lighting changes.