Coral ID Help

[bluegrass_reef12]

Just picked up this frag from the LFS. It wasn’t labeled as anything, but I am assuming it is a chalice of some kind. Any thoughts on what kind?

 

[Saltyreef]

Just picked up this frag from the LFS. It wasn’t labeled as anything, but I am assuming it is a chalice of some kind. Any thoughts on what kind?

Watermelon chalice

 

[thamnasteroid]

Lobophylliid chalice, might be Oxypora

 

[bluegrass_reef12]

Watermelon chalice

Looks like it is from Google images. Pretty cool coloration for $45.

 

[bluegrass_reef12]

Lobophylliid chalice, might be Oxypora

Never heard of a lobophyllid chalice before. It did look “fluffier” than a typical chalice.

 

[thamnasteroid]

Never heard of a lobophyllid chalice before. It did look “fluffier” than a typical chalice.

Lobophylliid refers to the family Lobophylliidae. The chalices in that family are Echinophyllia, Oxypora, Echinomorpha, and Paraechinophyllia.