Check out this weird new LPS I picked up

[250G]

So here it is below. Not sure of the species. It is an encrusting species, almost looks like a cyphastrea, only one of the species with big polyps like the meteor shower (then again I am an SPS guy). Check out the polyps on the close up. Astreapora maybe? Cheers.

 

[suppressivefire]

Wow thats nice!

 

[Mr. Ugly]

Looks like an encrusting goniopora?

 

[Thhitman]

I go with encrusting goniopora also. Very nice piece.

 

[xanthurum]

could be some sort of Turbinaria, there are several different species and some are LPS rather than the usual SPS variety.

 

[saltycreefer]

What's it look like closed? Pic?

 

[acro76]

Might be Leptastrea sp. also?

Very nice coral!

 

[RevHtree]

Love it!!

 

[BoiseStateFan]

Its goniopora, no doubt. Count the tentacles. 24.

 

[250G]

The store was not sure what it was, and the good thing is it was around for quite a while so it should he hardy. Some store got a piece about 4x's the size of mine.

Maybe leptastrea, I am not thinking goni (at least I hope) because I could have bought 5 goni colonies for the price of this small colony!

Think the base is starting to go more pink with red and yellow polyps.

 

[Jefe12234]

Looks like Leptastrea to me. And a really nice one at that. Goniopora is not the only coral with 24 tentacles. That's just how it's differentiated from Alveopora.

 

[ReefMonger]

That is a very nice pick up

 

[neyugn0w01]

Eric at Fragfarmer has a similar piece. You should PM him.

 

[Sheol]

Some kind of favid? Leptastrea also my guess. it does look a little like a Turbinaria or Cyphasrea too.

Matthew

 

[Justin74]

Definately not a Leptastrea
Goin with goni, not all too common morph but has been around before.

-Justin

 

[ianiwane]

I agree with Justin as well. It is no way a Leptastrea.

 

[Whalehead9]

How big is the piece? Looks like Goni, but not sure about the scale.

 

[250G]

The colony was about 6" x 8" in size. My piece illustrated is maybe 5" x 3 ". The store had this piece for quite some time.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12093850#post12093850 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Whalehead9
How big is the piece? Looks like Goni, but not sure about the scale.

 

[Schweet_One]

I had an encrusting species that looked similar to this. It was a flourescent green, though i believe its polyps were spread further apart. I think the store had it labled as a encrusting pagoda??? It was a while back.. anyone heard of that before?..

 

[redline]

That's a nice one! great color!