Please help identify

[mpoletti]

These pics were taken under 250 Hqi pheonix 14k. I also had my T-5's on as well.
I think #3 is an austera, but that is why you guys are the experts.

Thanks

 

[mpoletti]

nobody

 

[mpoletti]

C'mon

 

[Kolognekoral]

Mark,

I think your tip at A. austera is good. The coral is still a bit small to know the end colony shape, as it also, superficially resembles A. parahemprichtii, A. hemprichtii or even a species from the A. loripes group.

Very nice colour!

 

[mpoletti]

Thank you for your feedback.

 

[mpoletti]

Could #1 be a a. polystoma?

 

[Kolognekoral]

Mark,

A. polystoma has more spiky radial corallites. You coral has very regular shaped radials. Also, A. polystoma is pretty rare in the trade, being largely intertidal and therefore difficult to propogate. I saw one assumed colony some years ago and it was collected, not maricultured.