Coral Id?

[theatrefrk]

Hi everyone,
I am new to this site and wanted to say hello. I have a coral that I can not ID. I will have to post pictures later this evening. Let me see if I can discribe it. The polyps on the coral looks exactly like a xenia when they are out but have a short stalk, and they retrack completely back into the skin when distrubed. The coloration of the skin is a light pinkish color and the polyps look like a form xenia. I really do not think it is a xenia because xenia polyps retrack completely into a skin and xenia's do not do that. The skin resembles the same texure as a star polyp, a thin layer kind like a form of sea mat but when all the polys are in it looks smooth like a leather. I know this sounds really confusing, will post pictures soon. Thanks

 

[Herefishyfishy]

Purple star polyps?

 

[gas4544]

Sounds like it may be Anthelia.

 

[theatrefrk]

sorry i havent not downloaded a picture yet, work has been crazy. Im pretty sure it is not star polyps.... i will post last picture I took today once i get off work... any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

[theatrefrk]

do Anthelia retract back into the skin completely?

 

[theatrefrk]

http://pictures.sprintpcs.com/share.do?invite=7EkrmUPC5UYGi8xkhhp8&shareName=MMS&messageState=RETRIEVED
here is a picture I took, it is blurry but it is something until i can take a better one.... just click on the link and you can see it.

 

[Myteemouse]

looks like star polyps to me but pic is really blurry.

 

[jag3534]

looks like star polyps to me but pic is really blurry.

I'd say the same thing! We have those!:eek2:

 

[theatrefrk]

here are some more pictures, so hopefully this helps... maybe it is a type of star but the polyps are just like xenia polyps

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[theatrefrk]

 

[ajnweb]

They look like daisy polyps.

http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/1410/product.web

http://www.thereeftank.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=20758&c=508

http://www.fish.com/item/daisy-polyps/LF703044/

 

[ashton]

looks like purple star polyps to me

 

[theatrefrk]

ok im starting to lean towards star polyps but what if it doesnt have that center dot in the polyp like most star polyps have, is still a type a star polyp. thanks for everyone's help with this by the way