Help Identifying this Coral

[arugg18956]

Hi, sorry if this is the wrong catagory I am taking a guess I am trying to id this coral and Have no clue if it's a soft, SPS, or LPS. It has been suggested that it might be an Alveopora, but I can't find any pictures that match what I have. Here is a link to picture of it. I can get more pictures if you want/need.

Thanks
Andrea

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=218504&papass=&sort=1&thecat=500

 

[humanremainz]

asteopora or cyphastrea....but probly asteopora

 

[mr.maroonsalty]

I'm counting tenicles and guessing alveopora. very cool...I hope it succeeds, how long you had it?

 

[wentreefgirl]

Turbinaria Peltata. Lps. Closest I can come.

 

[arugg18956]

Thanks for the response I have had the coral about 4-5 months now and it is growing rather rapidly. It has grown at least 4 times it's original size. It seems to be an encrusting coral that grows spongy like on the rock the picture is cut in and blown up, but the actual size of each head is about the size of this "O". The polyps don't stick out very far at all too. I e-mailed the picture to www.wetwebmedia.com and he thinks it could be Alveopora too. I am not quite convinced it is very similiar though I will check out the other suggestions and see if they are closer. I was thinking it might be porites.

Thanks again
Andrea

 

[wentreefgirl]

I have veron corals of the world 3 book set. I surfed through all 3 including the gonio, alvea, and all porites. Nothing looks like that except the tp. Pm the inquiry to chris at reefermadness. He will know.

 

[mr.maroonsalty]

Alveo, goni and porites are all closely related; the porites has very small polyps.

 

[arugg18956]

I did as you suggested and e-mailed reefermadness a couple of days ago as of the time I posted this I haven't heard back from him. Thanks for all your advice and suggestions.

Andrea

 

[humanremainz]

just an FYI,Chris@reefer is in Fiji.

 

[wentreefgirl]

Ahhhhh, hense the wait. Do you know when he will be back?

 

[acrohead500ppm]

tubinaria reformis