Help Me ID this.

[Zenonic]

Hi all.
New to this site and I need some help IDing a piece of coral I picked up. I forgot the name of this when I bought it. I had bought a couple of other things at the store and frankly forgot when I got home... Any help is appreciated...

-Sean

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Looks like Hydnophora Microconos!

Welcome to R2R! Please post often!

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Oh and it can pack a nasty punch if other corals touch it!

 

[Zenonic]

Awesome! Thanks!!!

 

[boxer]

it looks like a pagoda, but now that revhtree said hydnophora microconos i would go with that. lol!!!!

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Hmm could be.

Take a look at these: https://www.google.com/search?q=hyd...HHo6ltweklIDSBQ&ved=0CC4QsAQ&biw=1366&bih=649

 

[Zenonic]

I compared some images on google
Turbinaria Peltata Vs hydnophora microconos
It does appear its a Turbinaria Peltata.
Thanks for the info, I had no clue on where to even start.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Great glad you found it! They can be tricky sometimes! :)

I was looking at this picture and that's what got me thinking.

Looking closer at your pic I can now see the difference.

 

[Zenonic]

See now that looks simlar! lol

 

[returnofsid]

Blast it with a turkey baster, to get it to retract it's polyps and then take a photo. The polyps are hiding the structure, which will help determine what it is.