Coral ID please

RayD

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Just got these in a frag draft a couple of weeks ago. Can anyone ID for me please?

#1
1.jpg



#2
2.jpg


#3
3.jpg
 
Of course, anything is just a guess, but I'd guess possibly astreopora for #1, but could be some sort of Echinophyllia, too (can't see it clearly enough). I'd go with Echinpora lamellosa for #2. Can't make out enough of #3. Possibly an encrusting monti or something? Looks like some sort of sps.
 
I agree with gflat on pictures 1 & 2.

Is number three composed of one, large corallite or several small corallites forming a colony? It almost looks like a side view of Scolymia sp. with the center out of view. All of the ones I have seen coming in have that strange, encrusting growth. Can you get a picture of the top of the coral?
 
I also agree with gflat... the one seems Astreopora, the second... maybe a echino, but itÃ"šÃ‚´s impossible to be sure without seeing the skeleton. And the third... definitely not a galaxea for me, it seems to be an SPS, it could even be porites (the pics isnÃ"šÃ‚´t clear), but with that polyps... probably an encrusting monti.
 
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