Coral ID?

[ph33nyx]

I had told myself that I wasn't going to pick up anything new until I had moved my tank into another room, but I saw this and couldn't pass it up. However, I have no idea what it is. Anyone have a clue?
Thanks,

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[Bakapuma]

Easier to tell once the polyps are extended. Looks like a blastomussa merlitti

[ph33nyx]

Rats....I was kinda hoping for a kind of flower pot.

[Bakapuma]

Typicall a flower pot, aka gonipora will have retracted polyps into the skeleton rather than an external structure.
Check this out:

https://www.google.com/search?q=goniopora+retracted+polyps&biw=1280&bih=929&tbm=isch&imgil=BojUOAiiXkOFUM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcQzDZYllbcl16hy9wSXp6BYozEvrpi6SotmIKQzGA351uhTcgPf%253B1045%253B700%253BKIevlC1uRNrvpM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fcoral.aims.gov.au%25252Ffactsheet.jsp%25253FspeciesCode%2525253D0725&source=iu&usg=__ERsIfajm6kqV1u0Nc6zPZd_3tuM%3D&sa=X&ei=5VorU46oOqjH2QXvpYG4CQ&ved=0CCkQ9QEwAQ#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=BojUOAiiXkOFUM%253A%3BKIevlC1uRNrvpM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fcommondatastorage.googleapis.com%252Faimscoral%252Fimages%252Flargest%252F0725_C1_02.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fcoral.aims.gov.au%252Ffactsheet.jsp%253FspeciesCode%253D0725%3B1045%3B700

This is similar to what you have:

https://www.google.com/search?q=goniopora+retracted+polyps&biw=1280&bih=929&tbm=isch&imgil=BojUOAiiXkOFUM%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcQzDZYllbcl16hy9wSXp6BYozEvrpi6SotmIKQzGA351uhTcgPf%253B1045%253B700%253BKIevlC1uRNrvpM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fcoral.aims.gov.au%25252Ffactsheet.jsp%25253FspeciesCode%2525253D0725&source=iu&usg=__ERsIfajm6kqV1u0Nc6zPZd_3tuM%3D&sa=X&ei=5VorU46oOqjH2QXvpYG4CQ&ved=0CCkQ9QEwAQ#q=blastomussa+merlerti+retracted+polyps&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=UdFgcBfA8zPUUM%253A%3Bxgb5Ifzhx6wFaM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fsphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net%252Fhphotos-snc7%252F483384_10151127936620941_1954168340_n.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.reefcentral.com%252Fforums%252Fshowthread.php%253Ft%253D2197181%3B960%3B735

[cacarnold3]

I think if it is a blastomussa it is a wellsi and not merletti. It is hard to tell how large the polyps are from the photo. What is the total size of the frag? Merletti are typically smaller polyps than the wellsi but the main difference is the skeleton structure. Merletti grow similar to trumpets or duncans and wellsi grow like acans.

[ph33nyx]

The frag is about 1x2"

[cacarnold3]

It might be a flower pot that has it's polyps retracted (for whatever reason). Here is a link to something similar:

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/12/inverts

How far do the polyps extend? Is that the max?

[cacarnold3]

Sorry, the photo that I was referring to is a good ways down the page :)

[ph33nyx]

Is this the one you're referring to? It does look very similar, but smaller.



The polyps are about 2-3mm right now. They seem to be getting longer about every couple of days.

[cacarnold3]

Is this the one you're referring to? It does look very similar, but smaller.



The polyps are about 2-3mm right now. They seem to be getting longer about every couple of days.

I couldn't see the photo.

This is similar to the other flower pot that I was referring to:

http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productdetailcc.asp?did=11&cid=329&pid=15306

[ph33nyx]

Ahh....I thought it was this one (had to screen capture):

3-27-2014 2-16-28 PM.jpg

[Bakapuma]

Possible Echinophyllia aspera.