Help me ID this beauty

Discussion in 'Soft Corals' started by Speedy, Aug 9, 2005.

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  1. Speedy

    Speedy Fire Shrimp

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    Yea I was beginning to think it was that too. But the global distribution is all wrong for this lil guy. I think it's a carribean species.
     
    Speedy, Aug 11, 2005
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  2. Gresham

    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    What leads you to belive that?
     
    Gresham, Aug 11, 2005
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  3. Speedy

    Speedy Fire Shrimp

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    Eye witness. I've seen huge mounds of these in the keys. Dry rocks reef for one example at John Pennekamp.
     
    Speedy, Aug 17, 2005
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  4. Speedy

    Speedy Fire Shrimp

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    Updated pics of her getting ready to munch down.
     

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    Speedy, Aug 18, 2005
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  5. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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    maybe its palythoa tuberculosa


    edit: nvm
     
    Bruce, Aug 18, 2005
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  6. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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    GOT IT! its Montastrea Cavernosa!
     
    Bruce, Aug 18, 2005
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  7. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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    anyone agree or disagree?
     
    Bruce, Aug 18, 2005
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  8. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    You could very well be correct. It does look like a cupped boulder coral. It's so hard to do online ID's.
     
    inwall75, Aug 18, 2005
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  9. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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    ya i just got this marine bio book alot of detailed info on alot of stuff
     
    Bruce, Aug 18, 2005
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  10. Speedy

    Speedy Fire Shrimp

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    Confirmed Montastrea Cavernosa! Thanks guys, Karma to all of you.
     
    Speedy, Aug 19, 2005
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