Coral ID?

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Shmoopy

Has anyone seen whats growing on my sypodium rock? It looks like a fungia but it doesnt have a central mouth and it grows in folds like a brain... Thanks

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Looks like sympodium

http://www.google.com/search?q=sympodium+coral&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:eek:fficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1120&bih=561

Mitch
 
Yup the bottom is definately sympodium but the coral in question is the one above it in the picture. Thanks for the reply
 
It does have a skeleton just like a fungia with vertical like ribs but i can count at least 5 mouths. Ive never seen a fungia with more than one mouth. All of mine ar almost perfectly round with a mouth in the center. I am no expert so this may be normal for fungia...
 
It could be a fragelis, all the pics i see have ribs radiating from the mouth. The one on my rock has ribs going every direction. As far as the frag goes, the one pictured is spoken for but i may be able to get another one. It grows really fast
 
After searching forums and coral sales sites i think this may be a lythop. Has anyone had experience with one before, this is a hitchhiker and it looks very healthy. SPS freak, i messaged the member i cut the sympodium frag for and he has backed out so if you are interested it is yours. Thanks
 
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