Polyps up close and personal

Lets see how many of these can be identified from these shots.

1. Ricordea florida


2. Favia


3. Favia


4. Chalice


5. Palythoa


6. Palythoa


7. Zoanthids


8. Stylophora


9. Acropora


10. Acropora


11. Montipora


12. Montipora


13. Acropora


14. Stylophora


15. Birdsnest


16. Birds of Paradise Birdsnest.


17. Foraminaferan

 

1. Ricordea Florida
2. Favia
3. The coral that looks like favia but begins with a "G"
4. Chalice
5-7 zoas/palys
8. birdsnest
9-11 acropora
12. montipora
13. acropora
14.birdsnest
15. ??? sps
16. pocillopora?
17. ???

 

Good job 1.0. You are wrong on 3, 8, 11, 14 and 16. 17 I suspect will be more difficult.

 

1 florida ricordea
2 favia
3 acan echinata
4 chalice
5 magicians palys
6 some type of paly
7 fire and ice zoa and i wanna say banging peach zoa
8 pocillapora
9 some type of acro
10 same
11 looks like a type of monti
12 montipora undata
13 some type of acro
14 pocillapora
15 no idea
16 stylophora
17 is it a type of nps?

 

You did well som3 reef3r. You are wrong on 3, 8, 14 and 16. I don't know the name on the zoas in 7 for certain and honestly don't bother. You might be right on the Fire and Ice.

 

following this to see if anyone gets a more specific id for 17.

 

awesome shots !

 

I am interested to see who figures it out. We do have folks who know what it is.

 

Thanks Ant

 

a little bump for the wise night crew.