Couple ID's if you would.....Thx

[Tabeaubi]

1). http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f329/tabeaubi/2-26.jpg


2). http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f329/tabeaubi/2-27.jpg


3). http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f329/tabeaubi/2-28.jpg


4).http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f329/tabeaubi/2-29.jpg

[Tabeaubi]

No one?

[Kolognekoral]

Just guessing, but 1) looks like A. valida. Are the radials appressed tubular or are they scale-like? Great-looking coral!

2) a bit small, yet, but could be A. cerealis or even A. gomezi, depending on how it developes.

3) A. exquisita, a fitting name, it's beautiful!

4) tough, but may be A. formosa, A. grandis or A. pulchra. Are the radials tubular or scale-like?

[Tabeaubi]

Kolognekoral-
Thanks for the reply. These (4) have had me stumped for some time.
1). The radials are scale liketh
2). Agreed...kinda small to tell.
3). Exquisita.....Never would have thought that. I bought it as a browned out piece. Lately it has really started to come around.
4). The radials are tubular

Thanks again for your reply.
Tom

[Kolognekoral]

1) If they are more scale-like, than it is probably A. subulata. A. valida has strongly appressed, slightly bulbous coralites.

3) After considering other species, A. exquisita seemed the most logical, although I have seen what appreas just like this coral listed as A. akajimensis.

http://www.reefermadness.us/RMD03272761.htm

I am not convinced, but the two species are very close and some consider them one entity within variation. It's a kind-a, call it what you want! ;) Even if you are wanting to give it a name, I find A. exquisita comes closer at this point in its developement. Uniform radials.

4) i would then pick A. grandis. At the apicals, the radials are still a bit scale-like, which is typical for A. grandis. A. formosa tends to be more directly tubular. Also, the colour is right! I've heard the growing tips of A. grandis are very soft and crush easily. I've not tested this :D