name this coral!

[labman]

I just got this new coral in my tank not often seen some will reconize it right away some will not thought it be fun to show it off I have another hard to get cousen comming very soon also by christmas any away they are both out of the same body of water only clues you get right now.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f20/labman48076/Dendro.jpg

[jcg432]

I was trying to id one of my corals and found this in my search

Star Coral Polyps (http://myunderwaterworld.com/tcpolyp4.htm)

It has some similarities. Take A Look!

[doctorthompson]

My guess would be a Sun Coral polyp (http://www.melevsreef.com/suncoral.html)

[Rob]

My guess would be a Sun Coral polyp (http://www.melevsreef.com/suncoral.html)
i agree, my guess is sun coral

[Raggamuffin]

^ they gots it!

[CarmieJo]

I concur. BTW, great photo.

[labman]

it's not sun coral next clue it's open during the day sometimes closes at night opeset of sun coral. it's farily uncommon in the us but not rare...

[wwest]

Looks like a Orange Cup Coral to me.

orange cup coral photo - Ellen Muller photos at pbase.com (http://www.pbase.com/imagine/image/39844674)

[fat walrus]

Dendropyhillia Japonicus

Japanese Sun Coral or Giant Sun Polyp

[labman]

Dendropyhillia or Dendro not so much a sun coral as a cousin Dendro stays open most of the time, also simpler to care for I also just got some Ducanopsamia really cool to me cause it has my last name in it and considerered hard to get or rare

[labman]

thought I posted this in the lps forum sorry about that Rob here is the other coral with a Duncanopsamia. I just got the latter one last night.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f20/labman48076/dD.jpg

[BrianPlankis]

I saw a "Duncan" coral at MACNA (it was sold for the MARSH Charity booth) and it was BEAUTIFUL even under crappy lights. Nice find!