Not sure if it's sps but need help

[Jjmelgoza]

Got this chalice Monti looking coal but having troubling figuring out what it is, hoping someone can help identify this piece.
Thanks in advance,
Jerry

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[Jjmelgoza]

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[shrimplet]

That's a chalice

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Really hard to tell but looks like a chalice from the top and a monti cap from the sides and growth pattern.

 

[Jjmelgoza]

Thanks fellas, kinda did a bit of research and seems to be a shelving chalice, any opinions will be appreciated.

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[Frick]

+1 Chalice type. Looks to be an Echinophyllia species. Echinophyllia costata. Corals of the World - Photos, maps and information about corals and reefs

 

[Eric B]

Looks like Hollywood Stunner to me, but also resembles green with purple rim monti! Does it have yellow polyps in the top side? If so then probably the stunner if not then would assume it's the monti, but will have similar growth patters. The stunner will send out long stinging feeder tentacles at night and will sting anything it touch's just FYI!

 

[Jjmelgoza]

Looks like Hollywood Stunner to me, but also resembles green with purple rim monti! Does it have yellow polyps in the top side? If so then probably the stunner if not then would assume it's the monti, but will have similar growth patters. The stunner will send out long stinging feeder tentacles at night and will sting anything it touch's just FYI!

Yea it does have light green yellow eyes

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[Dowtish]

Hollywood Stunner chalice

 

[Eric B]

Yea it does have light green yellow eyes

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Then it is Hollywood Stunner just be careful of any corals close to it as it will send out sweeper tentacles that sting pretty much anything around it!

 

[Frick]

Hollywood Stunner is Echinophora lamellosa. Echinopora lamellosa. Corals of the World - Photos, maps and information about corals and reefs

I alway thought of Hollywood stunner as being a blue with green polyp variant of E. lamellaso, but after trying to track down the origin of HWS, it looks like any chalice with blue and/or green polyps can be a hollywood stunner. Huh.

 

[Jjmelgoza]

Thanks for the help fellas, greatly appreciated.

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