What type of coral is this?

[Dunia]

Hi! so I was working on my research and was trying to identify what benthic organisms shown on the picture. I initially thought it was an urchin but turns out it was coral. Can anyone identify the type of coral it is please?

 

[blaxsun]

Not without a bit more color/details.

 

[Dunia]

This is the clearest one I could find, the one that looks like urchins but not actually urchins

 

[sculpin01]

You need to post this to the Facebook IDPlease group. There are a bunch of world renowned taxonomists who frequent that page. If they can’t ID it, no one can. Joe Fish (Joe Rowlett) is your best bet.

 

[Dunia]

how can I Access the group? if you could send me the link that would be great! Thank you for your advice!

 

[sculpin01]

I’ll post the link when I get home tonight.

 

[sculpin01]

ID Please (Marine Creature Identification) | Facebook

Dear ID Please! Members: This group is for the identification of marine animals and plants. Everyone is asked to follow these guidelines (Update September 2020): 1.) As much as possible, please...

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You have to join the group to post but they should be able to help you.

 

[sculpin01]

If that link doesn't work, search in Facebook for "ID Please (Marine Creature Identification)"