Help with IDs please

[Malolo]

Sorry for the poor quality pics (borrowed camera), hopefully lrg enuf to be useful.

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4

thanks

 

[kirstenk]

3. Loripes
4. Millipora

 

[twon8]

2 sarmentosa
aggree with kirsten on 3 and 4

 

[Malolo]

twon8

After checking in Veron, I agree with the sarmentosa. Others (3 & 4) I'm not so sure.

 

[LeftCoast]

1: A. rosaria
2: A. sarmentosa
3: A. jacquelineae
4: A. millepora

BTW, my homepage is set to Veron's webpage.

 

[Malolo]

Spiffman257

Good call on the rosaria. The coralite structures described and pictured in Veron match perfectly with what I see firsthand.

Anyone else have any thoughts on #3? I'm still not convinced on that one.

Thanks for the responses.

 

[DaddyJax]

Speciosa http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/701-800/Species pages/791.htm

 

[Malolo]

DaddyJax

I think you're right, thanks.

 

[jjackson]

you know #4 almost looks like a tenius... I kinda see milli I know that usually that is the easiest to ID but looks like it could be a tenius

 

[Malolo]

jjackson

I am not convinced its a milli either. Axial coralites seem different to my eyes. After a few more monthes of growth it may become more obvious as to what this is likely to be. It is a very recently fragged (1 mo.) specimen.

 

[LeftCoast]

My second reaction to the photo was possibly A. robusta, but I don't think it's a tenuis.

 

[Malolo]

Spiffman257

Its interesting that you suggest A. robusta because someone else has also, in another thread.

What feature(s) lead you to suggest this?

Veron's pics do not show coralites very well, so I am having a hard time seeing it.


Thanks for the responses everyone!

 

[THEPHISHGUY]

I think 2 is Rosaria.

 

[LeftCoast]

Check out this robusta at ReeferMadness.

 

[Malolo]

Definite resemblance and thats a sweet coral. I hope thats what it is, but the shape and size of the radial coralites on the Reefer Madness A. robusta seems more mixed than on mine.

Its funny you should reference a Reefer Madness coral because Chris @ RM was the other person who thought it might be a robusta.

 

[LeftCoast]

You should probably just give it a little time.