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ynot65
09/19/2013, 10:08 AM
I believe this is a spiecies of montipora hopefully its of an encrusting variety
Thanks in advance for your time, I cant wait to hear back
DopeCantWin
09/19/2013, 10:40 AM
I believe this is a spiecies of montipora hopefully its of an encrusting variety
Thanks in advance for your time, I cant wait to hear back

I think it's a cyphastrea not a montipora.
rovster
09/19/2013, 10:54 AM
Looks like a cyphastrea. If it has longer tenticles that come out of there, then may be a lammelosa (chalice).
1mbrews8
09/19/2013, 11:14 AM
cup coral? pretty sure not a monti
glaukos
09/19/2013, 11:19 AM
Maybe i'm 100% wrong but isn't this a turbinaria?
rlpardue
09/19/2013, 12:29 PM
maybe i'm 100% wrong but isn't this a turbinaria?

+1
Arkayology
09/19/2013, 12:46 PM
maybe i'm 100% wrong but isn't this a turbinaria?
+2
maroun.c
09/19/2013, 12:49 PM
Cyphastrea.
Bello
09/19/2013, 12:53 PM
Turbinaria peltata
animalkingdom
09/19/2013, 01:42 PM
+2

+3 yep yep for sho
Constrictor6090
09/19/2013, 04:04 PM
Turbinaria peltata

+1 and +4
Constrictor6090
09/19/2013, 04:05 PM
Type of scroll coral
Reefer1225
09/19/2013, 05:53 PM
+1 Tubinaria
reeflover7826
09/19/2013, 06:14 PM
Still plates
redcable
09/19/2013, 07:55 PM
+1 and +4

+5 :xlbirthday:
Ckyuv
09/19/2013, 08:02 PM
maybe i'm 100% wrong but isn't this a turbinaria?

+6?
Borchers
09/19/2013, 10:29 PM
100% Cup Coral Turbinaria
epicurus84
09/20/2013, 02:54 AM
100% sure it's not a monti ;).

i would also say +1 to Turbinaria.
maroun.c
09/20/2013, 05:43 AM
sorry got it wrong on the cyphastrea, this is a scroll coral (turbinaria reniformis).
Pagoda cup or Cup Coral (turbinaria Peltata) would have much larger polyps even on a small frag.
They come in two colors, green with white polyps and a nice brown with yellow polyps. The bottom part of it gets a really bright yellow.
Frick
09/20/2013, 02:05 PM
I am going with Turbinaria reniformis as well.
http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0358