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Coral ID Please

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by mpivit, Sep 14, 2012.

  1. mpivit Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    /Portals/0/activeforums_Attach/IMG_5860.jpgI picked this small purple and green coral up about 6 months ago. Anybody know what it might be? New growth is realy bright green, then it changes to purple over time. I thought at first it was an encrusting Montipora, but it seems to grow taller as well, so I am unsure.

    Does anybody know what it is?
     
  2. adampottebaum

    adampottebaum Experienced Reefkeeper

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    Looks like some kind of favia, not enough detail in the pic to say for sure though.
     
  3. nick

    nick Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    hard to tell, might be montipora spongodes
     
  4. mpivit Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    /Portals/0/activeforums_Attach/IMG_5867.jpg

    I was messing with my camera and got a more detailed shot, the 2 green stalks are actually tube worms that it encrusted over.

    Any one else have an opinion?
     
  5. mpivit Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    It's not fleshy, and never inflates or deflates.
     
  6. areefoffaith

    areefoffaith Inactive User

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    pavona ?
     
  7. mpivit Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    Thanks for the responses, I never considered favia, until I zoomed in. I always thought it was some sort of sps though. Leptastrea is another one I was thinking, but I was just looking at pictures of different pavona's and that may be it. Hopefully as it grows it's identity will become more clear. For now I am going with Pavona. Unless anyone else wants to chime in.
     

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