What type of corals are these???

[geelite]

Can anyone tell me what type of corals these are? and their names ofcourse :lol:

 

[geelite]

Can anyone tell me what type of corals these are? and their names ofcourse :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

Can you get a much closer/focused shot of the polyps and any exposed skeleton? Does it extend its polyps out any more than we're seeing in these pictures?

 

[geelite]

I dont have a camera,used my x girl's for these pics. I will be buying a camera soon. Will get back at it later. Oh and no they dont grow any longer,but at night you dont see them,just a white hard skeleton with holes.

 

[Anonymous]

Huh, I dunno then. My first hunch was Alveopora.

 

[Anonymous]

Plating montiporah possibly.

 

[Len]

Another possibility is Astreopora

 

[geelite]

Well its not Astreopora or Plating montiporah or Alveopora.

 

[Project Reef]

More than likely Leptastrea sp.

Cool corals that don't come in too often, yet very easy to care for. Generally, high flow, moderate/high light.

 

[Project Reef]

Here are some pics for reference:

http://www2.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/htm ... es/222.htm

http://acoralsource.com/sitebuilder/ima ... 00x386.jpg

http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/basch/uhnp ... viidae.htm

pic from an online vendor:
http://www.reefscience.com/images/coral ... CF0041.JPG

 

[geelite]

Leptastrea purpurea thanks to Ali-Project Reef

http://www2.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/htm ... es/222.htm

 

[Andy Lister]

looks like an encrusting goniopora lobata to me mate!

 

[Anonymous]

More than likely Leptastrea sp.

Cool corals that don't come in too often, yet very easy to care for. Generally, high flow, moderate/high light.

Thank you. I could kick myself for not knowing that. We got a mystery coral in a few months ago and it took me awhile to finally ID it as a Leptastraea sp. as well.

 

[Anonymous]

I guess it's all in who you know as they're a common coral to me I routinely see 5 - 10 per shipment.

 

[HELLYEAH]

looks like a porities sp. to me.