Identify the coral

[SWSaltwater]

Hi,

I have Olin working on ID'ing this coral but thought it might be cool to put it in here for everyone to take a stab.
Sorry about the photo quality but all I have is a camera phone until I can find time to go shopping for a new digital camera. My older Sony Mavica is way too outdated.

 

[majestic sea life]

Im going to say Cyphastrea Ocellina.

~Brian

 

[SWSaltwater]

might be close but the polyps are much larger then specimens I have seen. I wonder if its a subset.

 

[SWSaltwater]

definately not oxypora for whoever called.

 

[olin]

Yeah, can't be too definitive from the pic, but I'm working on it. I'll stop by tomorrow to see the beast in person. Hmmm, I think the best route is for me to take home a frag so i can mull it over for a few years

 

[Senn]

Cyphastrea agassizi
Characters: Colonies are massive. The surface is often deeply grooved. Corallites are widely spaced. Septa are in three unequal orders with the first order being exsert. The coenosteum between the corallites is usually smooth. Irregular ââ"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“groove and tubercleââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ formations may be present. Colour: The coenosteum is whitish, corallites are pale brown or green. Septa are sometimes orange. Similar species: Cyphastrea ocellina, which has smaller, more crowded corallites. See also C. japonica and Leptastrea inaequalis, which have more crowded corallites with thicker walls. Habitat: Shallow reef environments. Abundance: Uncommon.

Thats what it looks like to me....