Trying to ID some frags

[MattieH]

I've never been very good at figuring out what coral is what. I recently acquired a bunch of various soft and stony frags. Can anyone tell me what these are? Sorry, not the best camera.

Thanks in advance!

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[AlSimmons]

Protopalythoas?
Acantahstrea enchinata?
Blastomussa?
Zoanthids? (Pink & Gold's)
Unknown Montipora? (Purple Haze?)
Jedi Mind Trick? (Montipora)
Unknown Protopalythoa or Zoanthid?

HTH.

 

[nereefpat]

Al's IDs look right to me.

Zoa/paly
chalice or acan echinata
blasto
zoa/paly
encrusting/plating monti
encrusting/plating monti
paly

 

[dtapke]

ill agree with all except id 2 as a Micromussa Lordhowensis instead of Acanthastrea (a biological ruling change that happened recently) even though it seems the two are interchangeable within our hobby.

Try taking a photo with your blue/actinics off as it'll provide much better color rendering in photos. the montis could be some other form of chalice, per tidal gardens website "Several different genera of corals are represented as chalice corals ranging from Echinopora, Oxypora, Mycedium, and even Lithophyllon."

 

[homer1475]

I would have to agree with AL.


Still not sure on the third though. If it were me I would call it an acan. Does not look like any micromussa I have in my tank, or the confirmed third pic of a micromussa.

 

[dtapke]

I would have to agree with AL.


Still not sure on the third though. If it were me I would call it an acan. Does not look like any micromussa I have in my tank, or the confirmed third pic of a micromussa.

Personally i was referencing picture 2 as a micromussa lord, which were previously (and still) oft called acan lord. 6 of one, half dozen the other, i believe the marine bio community reclassified it as a micromussa in 2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromussa_lordhowensis.

the third i agree looks like a blasto wellsi of some sort, but i'm not the most well versed in the world.