Coral ID Please

dallasg

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• 2 Nov 2009

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i thought it was a slimer

 

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• 2 Nov 2009

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Stlyopora I think, Pink like mine, although I have a green one too

that from Scooby?

 

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• 2 Nov 2009

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Looks like pocillipora or a dyed porites? It's kinda sick whatever it is.

 

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• 2 Nov 2009

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Probably Stylophora pistillata, or cluster coral v v v v nice!

Check this beauty http://www.acquaportal.it/Articoli/...Jacopo_broli/images/StylophoraPistillata2.jpg

 

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Hmmm, Sihaya, I have an identical coral in pink and bright green, and have seen both mother colonies ID'd as Sylophora - so colour not an issue IMO.

 

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thanks all!

its growing nicely, yip from scooby

 

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• 2 Nov 2009

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Yip that is a Stylophora Pistillata

 

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• 3 Nov 2009

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Stylophora are in the Pocilloporidae Family which explains the resemblance.