Alphabet Game: Common Coral Names Edition (play along)

[i cant think]

Zebra Striped Patlythoa

 

[i cant think]

Acans! (Technically Micromusa lordhowensis but they still get sold as Acans over here)

 

[Sharkbait19]

Blasto

 

[i cant think]

Candy Canes

 

[WheatToast]

Deepwater mushroom soft coral (Anthomastus ritteri)

 

[encrustingacro]

Eusmilia

 

[Sharkbait19]

Frogspawn

 

[i cant think]

Grand Master Krakatoa Zoanthid

 

[Mschmidt]

Hectors Gobi. Wait, that's a fish.

Hyacinthus goni

 

[encrustingacro]

Hectors Gobi. Wait, that's a fish.

Hyacinthus goni

Wait, what the heck is a hyacinthus goniopora? As far as I know, there is no accepted goniopora species with the name goniopora hyacinthus.

 

[Andresnyc93]

Indo gold torch

 

[encrustingacro]

joker 'favia'

 

[Mschmidt]

Wait, what the heck is a hyacinthus goniopora? As far as I know, there is no accepted goniopora species with the name goniopora hyacinthus.

I think it's a common name. @SBB Corals had some in their last live sale. Maybe he can throw a picture up.

 

[encrustingacro]

I think it's a common name. @SBB Corals had some in their last live sale. Maybe he can throw a picture up.

Oh, okay. Thanks.

 

[A Young Reefer]

Kiwi sunburst zoa

 

[ying yang]

Eusmilia

Is eusmilla, just another way off saying dead coral ha ha.
As apart from one and half heads, the rest just look like dead Skelton, but could be closed due to prefators, can see a couple off possible largish flatworms and at least what looks like a sea slug so idk lol
Edit: most Google images look same as yours,but odd one has pictures with tentacles out but even then every other skelton that's raised

 

[encrustingacro]

Is eusmilla, just another way off saying dead coral ha ha.
As apart from one and half heads, the rest just look like dead Skelton, but could be closed due to prefators, can see a couple off possible largish flatworms and at least what looks like a sea slug so idk lol
Edit: most Google images look same as yours,but odd one has pictures with tentacles out but even then every other skelton that's raised

I think they are just closed. Most corals' polyps are closed during the day. I got this photo from COTW. If it was just skeleton, it would be white like a bleached coral, or look like the rock around it.

 

[i cant think]

I think they are just closed. Most corals' polyps are closed during the day. I got this photo from COTW. If it was just skeleton, it would be white like a bleached coral, or look like the rock around it.

A dead coral is not necessarily going to look white or like the rock around it. It will in many cases look the same with life still all on it just the polyps won’t be there. And with the giant colonies you see in the wild, it isn’t always easy to see if they are still living (it’s harder through a photo).

 

[encrustingacro]

A dead coral is not necessarily going to look white or like the rock around it. It will in many cases look the same with life still all on it just the polyps won’t be there. And with the giant colonies you see in the wild, it isn’t always easy to see if they are still living (it’s harder through a photo).

No, you can tell if they are still living by how they look. Dead corals also sometimes have algae growing on them. Alive corals will still have flesh on them.

 

[KrisReef]

Lobophyllia