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robojet
03/04/2008, 11:11 AM
I'm getting more familiar with LPS, but definitely still need help! Glad I have somewhere to go for it :D

I was at a fish store, and I was told, and it looks like, this is a war coral. I just want confirmation.

Coral #1
http://members.cox.net/robojet/warcoral.jpg

These I wasn't so sure about. There may be 2 different things in here, but the guy at the fish store didn't seem to sure of himself. I was told, and my best guess was that it was Echinophillias, but the one with the polyps extended seemed odd - maybe because I've just never seen it. Here's the photos:

Coral #2
http://members.cox.net/robojet/echinophyllia1.jpg

Coral #3
http://members.cox.net/robojet/echinophyllia2.jpg

Coral #4
http://members.cox.net/robojet/echinophyllia3.jpg

Coral #5
http://members.cox.net/robojet/echinophyllia4.jpg

Thanks for your help!!!

robojet
03/04/2008, 01:29 PM
I meant to say Echinophyllia or Echinopora...

Justin74
03/23/2008, 01:01 AM
Not a typical echino if indeed there is one in there however I feel it unlikely, most of them looked like Mycedium actually(2,3?,&4).

The last one though is different then then the others and is pretty sweet. Very uncommon to see them come in plating like that, even though it's there nature; usually have to get pretty big to do that. The smooth surface though leads me to suspect Oxypora(3?&5).

-Justin

jtarmitage
04/13/2008, 02:20 AM
1. War coral
2. looks like mycedium robokaki
3 and 4 also look like mycedium
No idea on 5.