Neptune Aquatics

ID help please

Bruce Spiegelman

Sponsorship, Public Relations
BOD
Can't remember what this one is:

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The ID is off the growth shape rather than the colors. Colors is a horrible way to ID any sps. M. hirsuta comes in different polyp colors as well, such as cream, brown, green, and brown that I've seen. It could also be M. stellata as well. Break a tip off, bleach it and take a closer look at it under a microscope if you want to have an actual crack at the ID.

M. hirsuta
http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0526

M. stellata
http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0274

Nah. I'll trust you. :)
 
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