some corals and a sea cucumber

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A few bits and pieces, nothing too unusual or new, but I'm new to this and need a hand with these please (All from Moore's Reef, Great Barrier Reef)


First up: A star coral formation, about three metres across, on a wall about 15m. Any idea what species? I'm thinking Diploastrea heliospora (Lamarck 1816)

big_star_coral.jpg


Next: Bit of a long shot as I've only got this macro of the polyps, and not much other info to go on.

Polyps_E.jpg


Sea Cucumber, any idea what species?

sea_cucumber_EC1.jpg


and pretty sure this is Porites lobata?

porites.jpg


Ta very much
 
The second picture with the polyps closeup is a leather coral, Sarcophyton sp.

The cucumber picture isn't very clear, but it's most likely Bohadschia argus, a common species that always shows a circular mottled pattern.

The bottom picture is most likely a Porites sp., but I couldn't tell which one without a closeup of the polyps. Shape of the colony does not tell you too much about it.

-Mark
 
Thanks, i do remember taking some pics of a leather coral

good work!

PS does'nt the sea cucumber look delicious - mmm sea cucumber
 

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