some corals and a sea cucumber

[tangaloomaflyer]

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)

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

Sea Cucumber, any idea what species?

and pretty sure this is Porites lobata?

Ta very much

 

[maractwin]

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

 

[tangaloomaflyer]

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

good work!

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