What kind of coral is this?

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  1. johnlocke

    johnlocke Flamingo Tongue

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    johnlocke, Feb 17, 2010
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  2. divott

    divott Giant Squid

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    green star polyps by the looks of it. or GSP in 3reef land. lol
     
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  3. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    Looks like green star polyps, possibly a type of encrusting gonipora.
     
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  4. Siddique

    Siddique Dragon Wrasse

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    Yea it looks like Green Star Polyps. Most likely they've been under restricted lighting and therefore lost some of it's color. It will color up in a few days if it's given sufficient lighting;)
     
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  5. quinstar

    quinstar Fire Worm

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    I'd definitely say star polyps. I've had some that were just plain brown like that, but from the pic it does seem like there is a green tint in there.
     
    quinstar, Feb 17, 2010
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