ID these two for me please

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I don’t recall the names, have had them for a while

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Yes, I think you’re right! I’m going to rearrange stuff around, will get them their own space on the edge out the way
 

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Right is trachy, left (I think) is Cynarina/"Indophyllia".
 

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Yes, you could be totally right, what distinguishes the two to you?
Do you mean Trachy and Cynarina or Cynarina and Indophyllia?

Trachyphyllia have compact, neat septa with fine septal teeth and paliform lobes. The septa are shown through radiating ridges in their flesh. Juveniles will start off circular/ovate but will become (flabello-)meandroid as they grow. They are also free-living, usually with a conical base.

Cynarina have coarser, alternating septa with dentate septal teeth. Cynarina have septal lobes instead of paliform (the difference between the two are minute). Their coenosarc has vescicles covering each septum. They are circular and monostomatous, and they are usually attached to the substrate, although free-living specimens can be found.

In the hobby, the term "Indophyllia" refers to the free-living specimens of Cynarina. Sometimes, these specimens are identified as "Cynarina macassarensis", but the validity of this identification--and this species in general--is dubious. Cynarina macassarensis (formerly Indophyllia) is arguably known from a single type specimen, with no reliable live/in-situ photographs. This specimen differs from regular Cynarina in that it is free-living with a flat base, and lacks the exert primary septa of C. lacrymalis. The "Indophyllia" specimens in the hobby have not been examined and confirmed to be conspecific with the holotype of C. macassarensis.
 

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yeah, he’s right…
at a quick glance both looked like trachys
but the one on the left is an indophyllia.

in laymen’s terms,
it’s the flesh that differentiates the two…
in person i’m sure you can see how the trachy has ridges or striations that run up the flesh giving it a sort of lined appearance.
in the indo on the left, you’ll see how the flesh is more bubbly almost jello like.

but definitely get that favia/dipsastraea far away from them
 
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Going to observe these two a bit more, they’ve been out of sight in back corners for a while, def going to move other corals further away
 

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