New SPS

[jamnman]

Not sure of the actual name but the Fish store said it was a Tube SPS.
It is bright yellow and is 7"X10"

 

[reefnut]

Kind of looks like a hibiscus coral (pectinia lactuca).

 

[shoreliner11]

Looks kinda like a scrolling turbinaria to me, but a closer shot of polyps would help.

 

[jamnman]

I will see if I can get a closer shot for you.

 

[jamnman]

This is the best my camera will do.

 

[jamnman]

2

 

[caillou]

That's a really nice looking coral! mind if I ask what you paid for it? I can't wait to do my upgrade to MH so I can get some nice sps's!

 

[dburr]

I'd say tubinaria.:happy:

 

[jamnman]

It was 75.00

 

[solonfairy]

turbinara reniformis.... LPS

 

[jamnman]

I do believe you are right about the name.
But I am pretty sure it is SPS.

 

[solonfairy]

i still say LPS.... so we differ, no big deal
i think we can agree that it is a scleractinian

 

[gregm779]

I'll take a frag and examine it if you'd like

 

[reefjunky]

turbinaria
SPS

 

[solonfairy]

Originally posted by ReefJunky
turbinaria
SPS
and what do you base this on?

 

[diadema]

Solon is right, Tubinaria is an LPS. It looks remarkably like an SPS because the polyps are small.
You have to remember that Tubinaria is the species which includes the scroll as well as the pagoda cups (no arguement on weather that one's an LPS, right?!?)

 

[jamnman]

I'm convinced now that it must be a LPS if it is in the same family as Pagodas.

 

[nm reef]

Turbinaria reniformis
I'm not sure which it is SPS/LPS....possibly its on of those that technically is neither....but the above info seems to indicate what you have may be a Turbinaria reniformis...or something very much like it.:thinking:

 

[dburr]

It's kinda like a hydnophora, what class do you put that in?

 

[solonfairy]

hydno - Large Polyp