Help me id this

Mtwreef · Jun 4, 2014

I need some help with id on this guy it's getting rather large and was wondering if or what is the best way to frag it if possible thanks

Naiad · Jun 4, 2014

Looks like a Kenya tree. A nice clean sharp razor blade to one of the branches will work.

Mtwreef · Jun 4, 2014

No not Kenya there is some Kenya right next to it

Naiad · Jun 4, 2014

One is a nephthea sp. and one is a singularia sp. They both are commonly called kenya trees. Not sure which is the original kenya tree. This is one of the problems with common names.

Naiad · Jun 4, 2014

And to be clearer and more confusing there are the many different capnella sp. That are all called Kenya trees. What I see in that pic are two capnella sp. and a singularia. Each of these corals have a multitude of common names and some even over lap.

Pete polyp · Jun 4, 2014

Naiad said:
And to be clearer and more confusing there are the many different capnella sp. That are all called Kenya trees. What I see in that pic are two capnella sp. and a singularia. Each of these corals have a multitude of common names and some even over lap.

I thought singularia was most commonly referred to as finger leather

Naiad · Jun 4, 2014

Pete polyp said:
I thought singularia was most commonly referred to as finger leather

Yes it is but I have seen it listed as a tree coral as well... go figure. I don't particularly like common names for this reason.

Mtwreef · Jun 5, 2014

Thanks for the responses I would have never thought Kenya tree it is off one massive stalk prolly 8 in around looks nothing like my other Kenya tree

ReeferBean · Jun 5, 2014

Ya i would also call that a sinularia but I'm not sure.

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SpartaReef · Jun 5, 2014

could also be a colt coral, another one grouped into the common name issue

Naiad · Jun 5, 2014

Yea I think we need to get a handle on the soft coral common names. I mean if I ask someone for a finger leather who knows what I will end up getting. The same goes for tree coral and colt coral.