Any idea what this is?

[jmcmahon66]

This is a hard coral that I picked up at a LFS. It is really big, about 8" diameter. Color is blue/green with reddish orange eyes. Is it an echino? Or a cyphastrea SPS?
Thanks in advance.

 

[joetbs]

Looks like Echinopora...

joe

 

[Al G Blenny]

Mycideum (sp?)

 

[katpurdy]

enchinopyllia....pora would be smaller polyps

 

[Justin74]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8167206#post8167206 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Al G Blenny
Mycideum (sp?)

Ya, my vote is mycedium. Almost spot on to this Mycedium robokaki on the research sight:

http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/701-800/Species pages/731.htm
Even the color morph is similar.

-Justin

 

[jmcmahon66]

Justin74- That is spot on. The 3rd picture in the site is exactly what I have. The color in person is so much better than the whelks photo. It is very robust teal, and orange. It's growing like crazy, so it is a great find.

 

[Justin74]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8171632#post8171632 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jmcmahon66
Justin74- That is spot on. The 3rd picture in the site is exactly what I have. The color in person is so much better than the whelks photo. It is very robust teal, and orange. It's growing like crazy, so it is a great find.

:thumbsup: I was thinkin the same thing, of course without anyone being able to sample the skeleton and identify it accordingly, heaven forbid we call it anything other than a Mycedium Sp.

Al G Blenny, I left a comment for you bout your latest pickup hmm how long does it take to get to San Jose from Sac?

-Justin