An embarrassment of riches.

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Picked up some new additions to my collection & I'm not even sure what all the names are so I'm relying on those who have "been there, done that" to possibly identify a few of these.

If you even THINK you know what it is but aren't 100% sure, post it anyways. Anything helps.

I've numbered each coral to make it easier to work with. If you see a # twice, it's either a differently angled picture of the coral or it's the exact same coral in a different frag plug or rock.

Note: I know #15 is a sea star, I just wanted to know if anyone knew what kind.

Note 2: if you see something you've been looking for & can't seem to grab it - lets talk (PM).

This is NOT a sale thread, it's an ID thread. But I also believe in helping out those who pitch in.

 

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ID thread (continued)

 

[PeTe PoLyP]

#1 no clue??
#2 Acropora austera
#3 Stylophora pistillata
#4 Elegance
#6 Acropora latistella
#7 Acropora kimbeensis
#8 Acropora monticulosa
#9 Acropora Vaughani
#10 Acropora rosaria

Do not take any of this to the bank, I'm in no way an expert. Just thought i would give it a shot.

 

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#1 no clue??
#2 Acropora austera
#3 Stylophora pistillata
#4 Elegance
#6 Acropora latistella
#7 Acropora kimbeensis
#8 Acropora monticulosa
#9 Acropora Vaughani
#10 Acropora rosaria

Do not take any of this to the bank, I'm in no way an expert. Just thought i would give it a shot.

And I thank you very much for trying.

I have no idea what any of them are except I do know that #4 is *not* an elegance. I wish it was.

Thanks again. You've given me something to start with!

 

[PeTe PoLyP]

do you have any other pictures of #4? Does it have a skeleton or is it a soft coral? I would like some others to chime in, i have something similar to #2 and would like a positive ID for species. I'm most confident about #8, i just took a shot at the others.

 

[Frick]

1. There is nothing to go by except the few radial corallites seen. There are hundreds of possibilities. This one has a lot of growing to do.
2. Maybe A. divaricata. This one is also too small to even be 25% sure. http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0024/view#
3.Hard to say by just the side of a branch. Maybe S. pistillata http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0345/view#
4. Is Hydnophora, maybe exesa. http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0215/view#
5. No five?
6. Maybe A. convexa if it keeps growing upward like it is. http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0820/view#
7. Maybe A. aceleus. Not much to go by there, needs to grow out more. http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0006/view#
8. Could be Acropora cophodactyla. http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0826/view#
9. and 10. are too small to even guess. There are barely corallites to compare to anything. Those will also have to grow out some.

 

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In this picture the coral look like it might have a red bug on it, but it is still tough to guess on the species of Acropora.

11. Might be Acropora horrida. http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0034/view#
12. Might be A. loripes. http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0042/view#

13. Is Heliopora coerulea. AKA Blue Ridge Coral. http://www.arkive.org/blue-coral/heliopora-coerulea/

14. Acropora nana. http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0050/view#

The starfish is a Fromia species.

16. Montipora spongodes. http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0272/view#