Confirmed: The purple Milka Stylo was originally collected in the Red Sea

The Purple Milka Stylo aka purple polyp Stylophora is a very unusual coral. Of all the strains of birdnest (Seriatopora) cat’s paw (Stylophora) and Pocillopora that we’ve ever seen imported for the trade, many have come in tons of wild colors and…

The Milka Stylo, an amazing purple Stylophora as photographed by Sanjay Joshi

The Purple Stylophora which has recently entered the American reef aquarium hobby is one of the more distinct new SPS strains to become available in years. European aquarists have been enjoying this strain of purple polyp Stylophora pistillata for over…