Coral ID, please

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  1. Beachbreak

    Beachbreak Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Sorry about the image quality - for some reason I have a really hard time shooting this tank. Coral in question is the green guy central in pics

    I think it's some sort of Euphyllia but it's really hard to tell. There are two of them with a fresh pup coming out from underneath the other two. Central mouth on each head - with both heads sharing a common base. The pup is not coming from the common base but about a 1/2 inch over.

    Any ideas?

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    Beachbreak, Jul 27, 2011
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  2. TritonsGarden

    TritonsGarden 3reef Sponsor

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    Looks like a torch but could be a long tentacle plate.

    Nice goni!!!
     
    TritonsGarden, Jul 27, 2011
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  3. proreefer

    proreefer Feather Star

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    is the base hard plated or soft?
     
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  4. Beachbreak

    Beachbreak Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Thanks! ORA red goni :thumb_up:


    Base is hard - narrow at connection point to live rock and opening up at base of polyps (like a flower).
     
    Beachbreak, Jul 27, 2011
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  5. Beachbreak

    Beachbreak Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    bump for the evening crew ;D
     
    Beachbreak, Jul 27, 2011
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  6. JJL

    JJL Purple Tang

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    It looks like a torch to me.
     
    JJL, Jul 27, 2011
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  7. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    could be a plate coral........but I have to agree, that goni is BEAUTIFUL!
     
    schackmel, Jul 27, 2011
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  8. reefmonkey

    reefmonkey Giant Squid

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    I'm saying torch as well.
     
    reefmonkey, Jul 27, 2011
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  9. proreefer

    proreefer Feather Star

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    i would like to see it after it withdraws to see the base it may be a torch but the tenacles are all different lengths and real tight grouped unlike most torchs
     
    proreefer, Jul 27, 2011
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  10. Kristiavi

    Kristiavi Coral Banded Shrimp

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    +1 for torch

    and OMG that GONI is BEAUTIFUL!!!:eek::eek:
     
    Kristiavi, Jul 27, 2011
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