Some sort of Coral

[mykpoz]

I have this Nubby type of coral, two kinds actually (one white, the other brown) They came on my LR, and I have been unsuccessful in finding out what they are...

The small circular features have small fingers that extend during lighting hours.

The closeup picture is blurry, and I attached a full tank shot you can see it in the top left area of my tank on the top.

The best I can come up with is an "Ivory Coral" which is an Oculina species...

Which looks very close to this picture:


TIA

 

[Fluff]

Looks like Cladocora sp.

http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/601-700/Species pages/691.htm

 

[mykpoz]

hmmm not really...

its like the picture i posted but the small circular markings that have the small fingers are right next to each other...

 

[Fluff]

Sometimes the tubes are closer together as well as somtimes they are taller. I'd still say it's cladocora sp. A type of tube coral. It's pretty common on florida live rock. It will also commonly bleach out and die off. If not that then, I have no idea. Sorry.

 

[mykpoz]

np, I appreciate the help..

Mike from Lr.com actually pointed it out, saying he usually only see's 2-3 a year...

so I figured that I would grab it

I will get a better picture of it once I get home...

 

[mykpoz]

here are some more pictures...

the only good picture of the white coral (same as the brown, just white is blurry...)