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Old 11/13/2007, 12:45 PM
Carrera76 Carrera76 is offline
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ID these corals...please

I would like to know if these are Ricordeas, Yuma or some type of Mushrooms. Please help!







Thanks in advance!
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Old 11/13/2007, 12:50 PM
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r. yuma

yumas have 'bubbles' that go all the way up to the mouth....floridas do not

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Old 11/13/2007, 03:01 PM
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Re: ID these corals...please

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Originally posted by Carrera76
I would like to know if these are Ricordeas, Yuma or some type of Mushrooms. Please help!
They are all 3

A yuma is a type of Ricordea, and Ricordea is a type of mushroom.

The last 2 photos show R. yuma. The first one Im not as sure on, Im actually thinking it is Ricordea florida.
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Old 11/13/2007, 06:44 PM
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Old 11/14/2007, 04:00 PM
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Re: Re: ID these corals...please

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The first one Im not as sure on, Im actually thinking it is Ricordea florida.
pic #1 is a toughie, fo sho.....but my bet is that it's a yuma rather than a florida.

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