Please Help me ID this coral

[6_line]

Looks like a Pectina sp. to me. But I'm not positive...

 

[davelin315]

Pectina coral. Have never owned it, but looked at a piece a long time ago in a reputable LFS. If I am remembering correctly, it's kind of like an abberation as far as stony corals are concerned. It doesn't really have the polyps that you are used to seeing in Acroporas, it is more of like a membrane covering the body. It can be easily damaged, and it is otherwise pretty much the same as other stony corals, not the most difficult species to keep. Of course, this is coming from a faded memory from around 5 or so years back, the only thing I can say for sure is that it is Pectina.

Although, on a second look, those look like ridges in the coral itself, which leads me to believe it is a Hydnophora (spelling?) coral, which I have never been successful in keeping. Not sure if that's because it's a difficult to keep species, the ones I've gotten have been damaged in the store, or if I just wasn't doing things right with it. Look for ridges in the coral and a rougher appearance to the flesh. It also often has it's polyps extended and has a hairy appearance.

It should be easy to tell the difference between Pectina sp. and Hydnophora sp. based on the texture of the coral.

 

[arnjer]

I bought the same thing at the LFS and it was labeled Pectina. If you have any coral books
there should be a pic in there of it.

Jerry

 

[Reefer Dude1]

This is pretty smooth in appearance

 

[arnjer]

If the tissue swells at night around the base in between the "blades" then I would say it is Pectina.

Jerry

 

[Reefer Dude1]

Can't find any info on it.

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