ID this coral please

[TampaSnooker]

It closes like Anthellia but looks like star polyp when open. The polyps are about the same size, too. It has cobalt blue mouth area with green pinnules and a blue exterior when closed. I irritated half of the colony before the pic to show both.

Anyone know what it is? A local wholesaler brought a bunch of it in as "blue polyp" but has no idea himself what it is.

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[garygonzales]

some type of clove polyp perhaps

 

[TampaSnooker]

They have virtually no stalk. They also seem to have grown in small mats that are encrusted. Also, Anthellia and cloves/clavularia that I am familiar with grow from runners. I have seen pink Anthellia's runners form a solid mat when encrusting glass and acryllic, but not when encrusting rock.

 

[Apercula]

Sympodium

 

[TampaSnooker]

Thanks Apercula. I think you're right. The images I found show fatter pinnules but the same poloyp structure and growth form. May just be because I just got it and it needs to relax more.

 

[ssavader]

Definitely Sympodium. I have the same. Got it about two weeks ago. Read that they spread and frag well.

 

[jiffy1990]

i want some doug =]