Help to identify this coral

[scubabr53]

I took this picture on my trip to Contadora Island (Pearl Islands Archipelago) in Panama.
They have coral reef come close to the shore, the reef look healthy and lay there for almost a mile.

 

[fishman1069]

I dont see a pic!?!?

 

[bigdog1428]

i dont see a pic!?!?

+1

 

[GurpM]

I think it's a type of monti

 

[NYreefNoob]

actualy looks like a pocipillia

 

[gatojebv]

I got that one in my tank I think. Very hardy one.

Cadmium Pocillopora Coral

 

[ed51802]

Looks like yellow digitata

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[jaa1456]

did you remove the coral or did they?

 

[Long-Island-Mike]

Doesn't that look like a Large nudibranch on the right side of the coral?

 

[scubabr53]

Someone was collecting corals and fish on one of the island beaches. I took a picture of person collecting underwater. I actually took about 700 pictures under water. Maybe I will post some, like I did in the past.
So what is the final decision on the coral identification? NAME?????

 

[Master Shake]

its no monti, its a pocilliopora

 

[MIKE NY]

x3 ..most likely a Pocillopora Verrucosa..they are found in shallow water in that area...
http://www.sdmas.com/corals/310.php

 

[lfsmarineguy]

+4 Pocillopora sp.

 

[scubabr53]

Yes It is look like pocilliopora, I looked on line references and descriptions fit with picture exactly. Thanks to all.
And here just few more pictures I took on the other coast of Panama, Caribbean side "San Blas Islands".

 

[scubabr53]

and one more.

 

[Treef]

Wow nice pics

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[House of Laughter]

+1

or meandrina

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I got that one in my tank I think. Very hardy one.

Cadmium Pocillopora Coral

 

[scubabr53]

San Blas Islands, Panama. Over 25 years of diving I have not seen more virgin reefs that these.