siawkia Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Hi Guys, Can anyone ID this coral for me please? It's orange color, but not fluro. My guess would be psammocora. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks guys Link to comment
montipora Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Wow, never seen anything quite like that before. It looks more like some type of calcareous algae. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Can you get closer pics? It's hard to see any polyps. Link to comment
franklypre Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 looks almost like a potato chip(pavona). Interesting piece, are you fragging it anytime soon Link to comment
Bongo Shrimp Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 If that's not algae then I would have to say pavona. it should still glow under blues if it is alive. Link to comment
siawkia Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 It's not possible to get closer pic until next week. There is no polyp, only hard and orange color. My second guess would be pavona as well but not until I get closer look next week. Link to comment
mmcguffi Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 If there arent any polyps it sounds like youve got some calcareous algae or a dead coral Link to comment
siawkia Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 According to the diver, he said there is no polyp, but I have yet to see the coral with my own eyes, not until next week. Oh by the way, greetings from Australia. Link to comment
Builder Anthony Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I seen a skeleton of something exzactly like that it was a google search but i cant rember what it was.I never seen them for sale.You said yours is stony? Link to comment
siawkia Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 yeah, it's hard like rock. Link to comment
TinyGiant Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 looks like something from the fire coral family. if you are brave rub it gently on your underside forearm and see if it burns a little. do like a 1/2" rub if it is look in the Millepora fam Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Or maybe a fire "coral". Link to comment
Builder Anthony Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 http://guamreeflife.com/htm/hardcorals/spe...ona.htm#Pcactus Link to comment
chumcrazy Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Lace coral Distichopora sp? Link to comment
franklypre Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Fire as in Hydra coral, milliopora?? Don't touch it if this is the case, those suckers hurt, not to mention the treatment. Link to comment
siawkia Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 I had a look at it yesterday, and I think it's a calcareous algae, not a coral. thanks for the comments guys! Link to comment
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