Coral ID?

AydenLincoln · Sep 17, 2023

I visited the Scranton aquarium for the first time today and fell in love with these corals. Can someone please ID them?

UMALUM · Sep 17, 2023

Looks like some super happy chalice, or maybe stylo.

Science/G · Sep 17, 2023

UMALUM said:
Looks like some super happy chalice, or maybe stylo.

I think chalice. Go Canes!

vetteguy53081 · Sep 17, 2023

Purple looks like starlight chalice and blue - possible stunner chalice

Lavey29 · Sep 17, 2023

Turbinaria cup coral

UMALUM · Sep 17, 2023

WWC Electric Daisy / Stylo
UC Hollywood Stuner / Chalice
TG Party Crasher / Cyphastrea

I think the two on top are hammers and the one on the bottom is a torch.

thamnasteroid · Sep 17, 2023

All 3 are Oxypora

AydenLincoln · Sep 18, 2023

UMALUM said:
WWC Electric Daisy / Stylo
UC Hollywood Stuner / Chalice
TG Party Crasher / Cyphastrea

I think the two on top are hammers and the one on the bottom is a torch.

Yup I think you are right on all of them.

thamnasteroid · Sep 18, 2023

Wait, am I seeing the wrong photos? I don't see any stylocoeniella or Cyphastrea.
These are the photos I'm seeing, and all of the corals look like Oxypora.

Jianxing · Sep 18, 2023

Looks like Chalice

Science/G · Sep 19, 2023

Not Stylo

UMALUM · Sep 19, 2023

MrGisonni said:
Not Stylo

Take it up with them.

Science/G · Sep 19, 2023

This is an electric daisy stylo
(In my reef)

I agree with Oxypora (chalice)

UMALUM · Sep 19, 2023

MrGisonni said:
This is an electric daisy stylo
(In my reef)

I agree with Oxypora (chalice)

Your right way to fleshy to be a stylo, ill resort back to my first post.

UMALUM · Sep 19, 2023

UMALUM said:
Your right way to fleshy to be a stylo, ill resort back to my first post.

Never heard a chalice called oxypora? I didn't think there was any "pora" in LPS?

thamnasteroid · Sep 19, 2023

UMALUM said:
Never heard a chalice called oxypora? I didn't think there was any "pora" in LPS?

Chalices are corals of genera formerly from the family Pectiniidae (now split up into Lobophylliidae and Merulinidae). This family used to comprise of the genera Echinophyllia, Oxypora, Echinomorpha, Paraechinophyllia, Echinopora, Mycedium, Pectinia, and Physophyllia (Pectinia and Physophyllia are generally not regarded as chalices).

There are many LPS with the suffix "-pora:" Oxypora, Echinopora, Goniopora, Alveopora, Astreopora, etc.