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Old 12-19-2013, 03:44 PM
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Default Coral identification

I cut this coral out of a tank because it has a super nasty sting! Anyone know what it is? It is brancy, grows a bit like a gorgonian, the polyps open up into puffy tops kinda like cauliflower.

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Old 12-19-2013, 05:29 PM
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looks smelly! just my useless comment
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Old 12-19-2013, 05:40 PM
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That is one weird looking coral. No pics of it in-situ with the polyps out? Is that skeleton stony or fleshy?
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Old 12-19-2013, 08:20 PM
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palm tree coral
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Old 12-19-2013, 08:29 PM
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sorta similiar hope this helps
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Galaxia coral , very nasty sting indeed with super long sweepers , but nice to look at .
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Old 12-19-2013, 11:05 PM
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Never seen galaxia grow like that, looks like a gorgonian that stings sorry no idea
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It's rigid but flexible... Kinda like a gorgonian. The tips are very glassy when the polyps are in. In Situ, not likely it's in my garbage can after stinging me so bad I had welts for a month...
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