Coral Identification

[MarkW]

I have updated the pictures on the web site to help to better identify
the corals. I'm trying to figure out if coral4.jpg is anthelia or
xenia. Any idea what all of these could be?
Here is the link:
http://www.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=67b0de21b32f169e45a8

[Jim Bash]

MarkW wrote:

>I have updated the pictures on the web site to help to better identify
>the corals. I'm trying to figure out if coral4.jpg is anthelia or
>xenia. Any idea what all of these could be?
>Here is the link:
>http://www.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=67b0de21b32f169e45a8
>
>
My understanding and experience is that anthellia always grow on
separate stalks, so if there are multiple "heads" branching off a single
stalk then it is xenia. I can't quite tell from your picture but this is
the "rule" I learned somewhere:-)

HTH, jim b