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  1. Fri, 4th Mar 2011, 10:57 PM #1
    stoneroller
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    Default What's up with this LPS?

    Any help on ID appreciated.



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  2. Sat, 5th Mar 2011, 09:11 AM #2
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    Some type of favia? What does it look like when it isn't hungry?
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    maybe even an acan echinata that hasn't developed any color yet....
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  4. Sat, 5th Mar 2011, 10:30 PM #4
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    It look smooth, shiny and fleshy - like a blasto. I was thinking echinata as a possibility but its more meaty. With favia you typically see some ridge and a "slope" towards the center; I don't see that on this one.
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  5. Sun, 6th Mar 2011, 10:04 AM #5
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    What does the skeleton look like?
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  6. Sun, 6th Mar 2011, 10:39 AM #6
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    Its too fleshy to see...
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  7. Sun, 6th Mar 2011, 05:59 PM #7
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    Use a turkey baster so you can make it retract a bit.
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