I found these two intense orange colored species in Cuba (Bay of Pigs) in March 2009. The first one could be a coral, but the color does not fit anything I found in books. The color looks almost fluorescent orange:
The second one is something completely different, only the color is similar. Looks somehow like a corallimorph, but they are green or blue, this one is orange.
Any help?
The first is a Coralmorphian: Discosoma sp
The second is a Stony Coral: Montastrea cavernosa
The first is a Coralmorphian: Discosoma sp
The second is a Stony Coral: Montastrea cavernosa
Thank you very much! Corallimorph and some kind of coral was my guess, but I was not aware about this color variation. Now I read in Humann's book that the Great Star Coral indeed sometimes fluoresces red or orange. I am amazed how fast this forum helps, great!