New Chalice. ID needed.

[Cozen89]

Picked this up last week. It has a green rim, pale pink base with bright yellow eyes. I have an idea of what it is, but not 100% sure. What do you guys think?

 

[Sheol]

No, but its sure beautiful. Nice find..

Matthew

 

[Justin74]

I would guess echinophyllia. A pretty one to boot!

-Justin

 

[magdelan]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10975181#post10975181 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Justin74
I would guess echinophyllia. A pretty one to boot!

-Justin

Looks like an alien eyed echinopora. Echinophillia has more of a flat surface.

 

[Justin74]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10980349#post10980349 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by magdelan
Looks like an alien eyed echinopora. Echinophillia has more of a flat surface.

Definately not an echinopora. Usually the echinopora chalice we see in the hobby is the Echinopora lamellosa, which has a very distinctive surfaces. More than likely this is an Echinophyllia but could be an Oxypora as they can run pretty close in form, just not sure which one. Try looking at the description for both:
Oxypora lacera:
http://www2.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/201-300/Species pages/285.htm

Echinophyllia aspera:
http://www2.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/101-200/Species pages/136.htm

-Justin

 

[Cozen89]

Thanks for the compliments. Yeah I'm not too sure of the species either. I was thinking enchinopora. Definately some kind of alien eye. The place I got it from said it was a very well known popular named alien Eye chalice, but the person helping me at the time wasn't sure of the exact name.

The actual color is more pink than the picture with a dark green rim and a bright green outer most rim.