ID on Porites / Cyphastrea / ?

[-Logzor]

Not sure what this is, sold to me as cyphastrea. It has a dark base and bright magenta polyps. Does anyone know the species? The polyps don't come out very far at all so I hesitant to call it a goni.

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[Tab28]

It looks like a cyphastrea to me. I have a few of them.

 

[-Logzor]

Thanks for the help with the ID.

 

[evolved]

Looks like a goniopora to me, and I seem to count 24 tentacles on each polyp; further credence to goniopora.

 

[Velodog2]

This ^

 

[Tab28]

Looks like a goniopora to me, and I seem to count 24 tentacles on each polyp; further credence to goniopora.

That is a good point but i have seem some named cyphastrea frags which is looked like a double tentacle. It also does not get the very visible nobs of a cyphastrea. The base being a different color than polyps i have never seen in a goniopora. If turns out to be a goniopora differently not a common color combo. A good way is to use turkey baster to create current over frag. Goniopora will totally go into skeleton leaving dents.

 

[82engineer]

+
1 on the Goni

 

[-Logzor]

The polyps don't extend out like a goni though.

 

[-Logzor]

I'll get a pic with polyps retracted maybe seeing the skeleton will be more helpful

 

[evolved]

There are many things which can effect polyp extension.

 

[-Logzor]

Here is my macro shot of meteor shower cyphastrea to make it a bit easier to compare to polyps.