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witecap4u
Wed, 18th Feb 2004, 01:02 PM
Anyone know what this one is? It was on the rock with the polyps but was all white. After about a week or two, it got its color back and now looks like this.
http://home.austin.rr.com/twad/P1010662.JPG
BTW, these were all taken with my old school camera...
http://home.austin.rr.com/twad/P1010636.JPG
http://home.austin.rr.com/twad/P1010638.JPG
http://home.austin.rr.com/twad/P1010645.JPG
http://home.austin.rr.com/twad/P1010646.JPG
http://home.austin.rr.com/twad/P1010658.JPG
http://home.austin.rr.com/twad/P1010659.JPG
http://home.austin.rr.com/twad/P1010660.JPG
http://home.austin.rr.com/twad/P1010661.JPG
http://home.austin.rr.com/twad/P1010663.JPG
http://home.austin.rr.com/twad/P1010665.JPG
Jimnorris
Wed, 18th Feb 2004, 02:04 PM
Encrusting montipora is my quest.
Jim
Brett Wilson
Wed, 18th Feb 2004, 02:09 PM
Very very hard to tell at this point, heck, that could be a regular Acro. it could be an encrusting coral, but doesnt have to be...
lax
Wed, 18th Feb 2004, 02:45 PM
frag some of those zoos and bring them to the meeting, and ill give you cash, word.
MikeP
Wed, 18th Feb 2004, 07:15 PM
Chad, you said it had white polyps out briefly? Just by looking at it I would say Blue Ridge coral ( Heliopora species). Look at the polyps next time you are out and see if they have 8 fronds - blue ridge is a 'hard' octocoral and kind of an oddball.

Also you can chip a small part off to look at the skeleton - if it's Heliopora it will be a dark cobalt blue color.
witecap4u
Fri, 20th Feb 2004, 02:02 AM
thought I responded to this yesterday....guess not

Mike, The polyps I was refering to were actaully the zoo's, which is actually the reason I got the rock. The coral was completely white when I got it, although you could still see those distinctive white dots on it. Im not sure if the white dots are the corals polyps or part of the skeleton, but the dont retract or anything at night. Also, if you look at it across the surface, it looks a little fuzzy, but there is nothing large enought to focus on that resembles a polyp.(not sure if that makes sense). I'll try researching the blue ridge coral a little to see if it resemble it...cs
Instar
Fri, 20th Feb 2004, 06:48 AM
Encrusting monti's are common on these rocks. I'm with Jim.