Coral ID for a friend.

[tperk9784]

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r309/tperk9784/unknowncoral.jpg


can you id this coral from a friend of mines tank.

Thanks

[Rogger Castells]

My best guess is a Favia Laxa. However all Faviidae family looks the same to me :D

[Flamehawk]

diploastrea

[tperk9784]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9818151#post9818151 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Flamehawk
diploastrea

I just did a search on that and found

http://www.reefpedia.com/index.php/Diploastrea


I think you are right.

Pretty nice looking coral.

thanks

[Flamehawk]

:)

[Rogger Castells]

Hard to say for sure

Favia laxa (http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/101-200/Species%20pages/150.htm)


Diploastera (http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/101-200/Species%20pages/134.htm)

[Flamehawk]

The favia dips down in the mouth whereas diploastrea comes to a domed point. They look quite a bit different when you see them in person.

[Flamehawk]

And the coralites are more close together and not as spaced out as the laxa.

[Rogger Castells]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9827432#post9827432 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Flamehawk
The favia dips down in the mouth whereas diploastrea comes to a domed point. They look quite a bit different when you see them in person.

Anyway, I think they both dip down in the pictures :D I can't see what you are seeing I guess, it just show how controversial it could be to ID corals unless you kill them :D

[Flamehawk]

If you look in COTW books, some of the other pictures show the mouth on the Laxa its a little wider, the corallites don't have uniform shape, and are flatter where the edges meet whereas the diplo has no space between the corallites, more dome shaped, and a small, tight mouth.

Not arguing of course just avoiding work and like discussing the particulars of IDing corals. hehe