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noy
01/26/2016, 06:29 AM
Starting getting a few leathers and was hoping to get help to ID them (at least to the genus level).

Think it came in with an Indo shipment.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1647/23990571513_908cb708b2_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/CxXX6k)IMG_2628 (https://flic.kr/p/CxXX6k)

The close up on the polyps
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1565/24535130561_acaa7f8ffa_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Do5Xwr)IMG_2629 (https://flic.kr/p/Do5Xwr)

This was described to me as a Fiji leather.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1450/24617292815_5c6c885a1e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Dvm4v2)softfiji leather (https://flic.kr/p/Dvm4v2)

DrewHaus
01/26/2016, 11:14 AM
The top two look like Capnella sp. (kenya tree).

DrewHaus
01/26/2016, 11:20 AM
Is that true coloration on the third photo? It doesn't look anything like a fiji leather to me.

noy
01/26/2016, 08:24 PM
Is that true coloration on the third photo? It doesn't look anything like a fiji leather to me.

Yes that is the actual color. Don't think the 1st one is a capnella - the polyps structure is very different (capnella below).

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1624/24509192242_9ac9cee310_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DkN1Y3)IMG_4036 (https://flic.kr/p/DkN1Y3)

Dkuhlmann
01/27/2016, 05:47 AM
They look like colt corals to me.

Norse
01/27/2016, 06:14 AM
Itīs more like Cladiella. The green effect on the last one is awesome!

joesfiddy
01/28/2016, 09:50 AM
The first pic is a colt coral nice looking piece. And the second green one I'm not sure but it sure it cool looking.