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I’ve had both of these corals for many years…what are they?
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May be a leptastrea and cyphastrea.
 

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I’ve had both of these corals for many years…what are they?
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Holy the size of that Galaxea. Yes, it is a galaxea, just by observing the living coral on top and the skeleton at bottom, this id undeniably a Galaxea. Beautiful colony you have there.
 

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1. Galaxea
2. Duncanopsammia peltata, commonly misidentified as (and formerly was) turbinaria
Appreciate the work done to help w proper IDs and changes made to naming/ classifications. Trade names only go so far and used for marketing / pricing which is another topic. Lol
 

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1. Galaxea
2. Duncanopsammia peltata, commonly misidentified as (and formerly was) turbinaria
+1 to both of these.
Those polyps on the second are too close to not be of the Duncanopsammia genus and I believe the only two species in that genus are Duncanopsammia axifuga and Duncanopsammia peltata. So with the process of elimination, Axifuga is a branching coral whilst peltata is a plating/encrusting coral.
 

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