Need ID For Chalice, Stoney, Monti Looking Shroom & Plate Lookalike

[ryangrieder]

so, im tired of having things i dont know the exact names of...


chalice is all orange... what kind?

whats the red guy as well?

looks like a monti, but is not a monti. its actually more like a shroom, but much thicker feeling and not as soft, but NOT stoney at all...? what is it?

these guys look like plates, but i dont think they are. they naturally grew on my rocks awhile ago. have a cone shaped bottom shell. looks like a plate from top, but not the base or skeleton. they also drop heads. i have 4 now...what is it?

 

[Pedro Nuno Ferreira]

so, im tired of having things i dont know the exact names of...


chalice is all orange... what kind?

The orange coral, in the middle, is an Echinophyllia. The red one next to it looks more like to be a Red Echinopora. On the far right side it looks to be a Blastomussa wellsi

Pedro Nuno

 

[Pedro Nuno Ferreira]

so, im tired of having things i dont know the exact names of...

This last one in the middle at the left side of the soft coral, looks to be a Fungia or a Cycloseris

Pedro Nuno

 

[Pedro Nuno Ferreira]

so, im tired of having things i dont know the exact names of...

This one in the right side of upper photo and last photo looks to be a Montipora monasteriata

Pedro Nuno

 

[ryangrieder]

Ok so, I think I figured out all top ones, except the last 2. The plate looks more like some type of Cycloseris. The last one is not a Monti. I have monti, this coral would be considered a softy. It closes up completely at night. The flesh is soft and I can probably tare it in half or cut it. It does not have a Stoney skeleton at all

 

[Pedro Nuno Ferreira]

so, im tired of having things i dont know the exact names of...

The last one is not a Monti. I have monti, this coral would be considered a softy. It closes up completely at night. The flesh is soft and I can probably tare it in half or cut it. It does not have a Stoney skeleton at all

You are refering to this one... correct? Has being kinda of soft?

Pedro Nuno

 

[ryangrieder]

Yes, correct. From picture it looks just like a Monti, but I'll try to take a video, it actually sways with the water current a little because it's close to my mp10. At night it gets around the size of a quarter, and midday it almost the size of my palm. And when it opens, it flattens itself out with the rocks on top of the craters and all on the rocks so it looks smooth like a monti. Weird right?

 

[Pedro Nuno Ferreira]

Yes, correct. From picture it looks just like a Monti, but I'll try to take a video, it actually sways with the water current a little because it's close to my mp10. At night it gets around the size of a quarter, and midday it almost the size of my palm. And when it opens, it flattens itself out with the rocks on top of the craters and all on the rocks so it looks smooth like a monti. Weird right?

Well the video might help to clarify ... from your description it reminds of an Elefant ear soft coral - Rodhacthis mussoides... Let's wait for your video and see if we can identify.

Pedro Nuno

 

[Pedro Nuno Ferreira]

The closest in resemblance I found so far is this one - A Green Rodachtis mussoides

Pedro Nuno

 

[ryangrieder]

Hmmm... Good find. I'll look more into that now and see if that's it. But later today when its fully open ill pick it up and show you how its soft and closes up. I'll snap some pictures too