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07-10-2011, 12:13 AM,
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Carlos Galan Offline
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FROM MEXICO
Hello, this is a coral from de caribean coast of Mexico, anybody knows the genus or specie?

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07-10-2011, 04:46 AM,
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It's a member of the family Astrocoeniidae.  Probably either Madracis decactis or Stephanocoenia intersepta.
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07-12-2011, 09:10 AM,
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Thanks for the determination. I think is Stephanocoenia intersepta because Madracis decactis has 10 spteums.
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