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03-31-2002, 10:05 PM
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Little Fishy
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Cool New Stuff Needs ID
Hey all, A buddy of mine went down to the Keys a few weeks ago and he brough back a few things that he gave to me I would like a little help on the IDing please. I know Ive got a purple gorg, the rest is unknown but all is doing well please help.
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04-01-2002, 10:06 AM
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Left to right, then down to the next row, okay? 
pic 1 - A soft Octocoral of some sort, but without seeing stolons, mat or other diagnostic feature, it's tough to guess.
pic 2 - The same as 1
pic 3 - Probably Pseudopterogorgia sp.
pic 4 - Scleractinian (stony) coral, without seeing the skeletal features, it's a tough call. Let it continue to grow and encrust, and in time it may grow blunt branches. Porites? Montipora? Who knows?
pic 5 - same as 4.
pic 6 - coralline-algae-covered dwelling tubes of polychaete worms.
pic 7 - a mess of Hydroids, which can become serious pests.
pic 8 - a reiteration of pics 1 and 2
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04-01-2002, 10:40 AM
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Little Fishy
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Thanks, this will get me in the right direction to start finding out all i can about these critters, You Rock.
T.
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04-01-2002, 11:37 AM
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The thing horge ID'ed as hydroids is actually ivory tube coral Cladocora sp., so I wouldn't throw it away. It's a common Carribean coral which I believe can exist in both hermatypic and ahermatypic states.
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04-01-2002, 12:22 PM
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Little Fishy
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Thank you You all are great.
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04-01-2002, 12:31 PM
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I hate to go against horge on id's, but I have to agree with sculpin on this one. I don't think 7 is hydroids.
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04-01-2002, 06:46 PM
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sculpin and gregt,
thanks for the correction.
I am unfamiliar with that Cladocora sp. (arbuscula?)
A Caribbean coral, perhaps?
horge
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04-01-2002, 06:51 PM
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Horge, I only hesitate because I'm so horrible with ID's, and you are so good at them.
Yes, Cladocora (arbuscula seems likely) is a Caribbean coral. It's found commonly on aquacultured live rock sold in Florida.
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04-01-2002, 07:17 PM
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1&2 are Erythropodium caribaeorum, encrusting gorgonian
3 is Pterogorgia anceps, sea whip and Eunicea calyculata, sea rod
4&5 more than likely Montastraea cavernosa, star coral
6 is a mess 
7 is Cladocora arbuscula, tube coral
8 is a much better picture
Spanky (guessing with old eyes)
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04-01-2002, 07:23 PM
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Little Fishy
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You guys are awesome even if some of your are OLD
T.
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04-02-2002, 08:53 AM
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Jerel,
Why the heck didn't you chime in sooner??
The crud in question is from YOUR neck of the sewer!!!
horgey porgey
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04-02-2002, 08:15 PM
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Sheeesh
they've had me running all over chasing the invisible black water!
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04-02-2002, 10:37 PM
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Well Spank I got to disagree with you on the 1 & 2 looks more like star polups. I have a ton of the encrusting gregonians and the have longer fingers and not such a pronounce disk.
sorry oh great one I have strayed from the path
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