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looking for some help with coral ID

Postby Juls » Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:27 pm

Picked this up today was really not sure what it is even after a trawl of tinternet, only think i can find close is Pectiniidae? or Merulina sp.?
its really quite fleshy so am thinking its def LPS but have taking these just as it went in the tank to get a better shot of skeleton :???:

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Re: looking for some help with coral ID

Postby Juls » Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:33 pm

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a couple of closer ones there is def mouths in the center of the lobes much like a lobo and in the shop it was very fleshy almost as fleshy as a fox coral if you know what i mean :???: me is confused... No got a clue :wacko:
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Re: looking for some help with coral ID

Postby craigieboi » Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:21 am

not a foxy juls id guess Pectiniidae
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Re: looking for some help with coral ID

Postby Juls » Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:37 pm

craigieboi wrote:not a foxy juls id guess Pectiniidae


thanks craig :thumbup: yeh def not a fox - would have been a bargin if it was :lol: Think it is a Pectinia found one very like it on the net - site says it's a sps? Surely not?
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Re: looking for some help with coral ID

Postby craigieboi » Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:53 am

i believe it is so :D
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Re: looking for some help with coral ID

Postby Juls » Wed Jun 30, 2010 5:59 pm

craigieboi wrote:i believe it is so :D


really really ?.... :???: well everydays a School day :wink: lol ok thanks Craig :thumbup:
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Re: looking for some help with coral ID

Postby craigieboi » Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:10 pm

lol yup
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Re: looking for some help with coral ID

Postby colinr » Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:20 am

There was a similar post on this one about 2 months ago will try have a look it does tend to loo diff too what I remember was other one was more brown but same structure

can survive in shallow tidal water if i'm correct/remember

here its - last thread - viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1451
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Re: looking for some help with coral ID

Postby Juls » Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:18 am

Thanks colin :thumbup: cheers for that :D
wow that thread went a bit off topic eh :shock: :lol:
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Postby colinr » Sat Jul 03, 2010 1:46 am

Juls wrote:Thanks colin :thumbup: cheers for that :D
wow that thread went a bit off topic eh :shock: :lol:



didn't half - id forgotten that bit but not the coral :lol:
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