Can anyone ID this soft coral for me,I,m not sure but i think its a tree coral

Discussion in 'Soft Corals' started by bottom feeder, Jan 24, 2007.

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  1. bottom feeder

    bottom feeder Plankton

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    Just wondering if anyone can id this soft coral.Im not sure colt,tree coral.Any input would be great . ANDTOALLAGOODNITE. Matt Rogers for President ;D
     

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  2. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    The pictures are too small and the coral is too closed up for me to i.d. it. :(
     
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  3. m_lacom99

    m_lacom99 Stylophora

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    +1 sorry.
     
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  4. patz07

    patz07 Plankton

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    Hi there. This is the first time I'm making this post. I saw this site while looking for a way to have some of the pictures I took while SCUBA diving identified. I have not seen this coral (?) which I attach here somewhere else. Can someone please identify it?

    I think the soft coral posted by bottom feeder belongs to the genus Lobophytum. You can browse the internet for similarities. I just hope this could be useful. I noticed the posting was done months ago.
     
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  5. Tangster

    Tangster 3reef Sponsor

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    It looks like a irritated Colt to me.. But to really tell it needs to open up first :) But Colt would be my guess from that set of photo's
     
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  6. BB23

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    Maybe carnation coral, i would need to see a bigger picture
     
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  7. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Agree with Tangster...you will know for sure, once coral opens up. Did you see it fully expanded at LFS?

    Give it couple of days, then resend pic.
     
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