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  1. 07-01-2010, 03:43 PM #1
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    So I bought this frag under the name Red Litho (Lithophyllon), but I highly doubt it is truly a litho. However, I have been unable to figure out what it is at all. I can't find anything like it. I mean it kinda looks like a litho but the colors are nothing like anyone has ever seen or heard of. Then I went to someone's house who sells corals on a website, and he had a huge piece of what seemed to be the same coral other than the fact that it does not have gold tipped tentacles. He gave me a good price so I grabbed it. No matter what it is, I know it is unusual and I can sell it for a massive profit (in frags) but I still would like to know what it is.

    Here's the frag that was sold to me as a red and gold litho:
    DSC0258 - Red and Gold Litho

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    Now here is the huge colony I have. It was sold to me as psammocora but I KNOW it is not psammocora. I'll try to get a close up later.
    DSC0262 - Red and Gold Litho

    So what do I have here?
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  3. 07-01-2010, 04:04 PM #2
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    Good question, pulling up a chair for this one.
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  4. 07-01-2010, 04:07 PM #3
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    So far someone has suggested that is could be a psammocora or pavona but I don't think it is.
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  5. 07-01-2010, 10:02 PM #4
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    Could it be a type of hydnophora? It looks like it has the individual "coralites" indicative of that genus, but I've never seen or heard of red hydnophora.

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  6. 07-01-2010, 11:00 PM #5
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    That would be crazy but I doubt it. I'll check in my "corals of the world" books tomorrow for hydnophora. I don't think it's that aggressive though.
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    I can see where pavona could be suggested...but still unsure...

    Ever get "bushier" than that?? Its got the little green eyelets, just like my pavona did, but the tenticles are much different and not very bushy.
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    Also looks like a mirulina I had once...but again- different tenticles...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bongo Shrimp View Post
    That would be crazy but I doubt it. I'll check in my "corals of the world" books tomorrow for hydnophora. I don't think it's that aggressive though.
    Yeah, I doubt it too. But it looks a little like a green hydnophora I have so I thought I'd throw it out there. Oh, and my green hydno really isn't aggressive (that I've seen).

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  10. 07-02-2010, 08:57 PM #9
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    @Sir Patrick- BTW the eyes are gold, not green. Just a bad pic. It does not get any bushier than that.
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