Acropora id?

[JSeymour]

I traded a few frags a little while ago. Most everything was easily identified(they had no idea), except one, although I think I know. It is a tabling Acro they said. Acropora borealis?

My newest baby, Acropora caroliniana :fun4:.

 

[CMcNeil]

there is no acropora borealis,however there is a coral sold from ORA named the borealis.you probably have an ORA borealis,as for its scientific name ORA calls almost every acro,acro sp.meaning they either dont know or care to find out

 

[JSeymour]

Ahhh, good to know. So do you think it appears to be sp. 'Borealis'?

 

[CMcNeil]

IMO it appears to be an ORA borealis(acro sp.),google search it and take a look for yourself.

 

[returnofsid]

there is no acropora borealis,however there is a coral sold from ORA named the borealis.you probably have an ORA borealis,as for its scientific name ORA calls almost every acro,acro sp.meaning they either dont know or care to find out

Ahhh, good to know. So do you think it appears to be sp. 'Borealis'?

As has already been mentioned, there is NO sp. Borealis.

ORA named the coral Borealis, which has absolutely nothing to do with it's scientific name. It is an Acropora sp. "Borealis" isn't a species name, it's a name ORA made up, to call their coral.

 

[JSeymour]

I think it does look like it, was just wondering others opinions. Because I will never know if it is ORA's form, I would never label it ORA, just potentially Acropora sp. 'Borealis', meaning it appears to be the same species as the coral commonly called Borealis.

I know there isn't a borealis species, that's why I put it in apostrophes, much like Crenicichla sp. 'Xingu I'. It doesn't mean it's specific name is Xingu I, just one way identifying a potentially undescribed species.

Does anyone happen to know or have an educated guess as to what described species Borealis might be?

Thanks to everyone that replied.

 

[returnofsid]

I started a thread, a little over a year ago, attempting to get IDs on ORA corals. So far, we've been able to put together a pretty good, though still incomplete, list. Unfortunately, Borealis hasn't made the list, as of yet. I did just bump the thread, with a couple of updates, thanks for you reminding me!! Here's a link.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1609260

 

[prop-frags]

I have the borealis, but mine doesn't look like that one. I'll see if I can get a good pic of it tonight and post it up.

That one looks a bit like a. tenuis...

 

[JSeymour]

Of course borealis hasn't made it yet. Good job. I wish ORA would take the time to determine what they have. I just feel like a company like that has someone who might be able to key them out.

I have the borealis, but mine doesn't look like that one. I'll see if I can get a good pic of it tonight and post it up.

That one looks a bit like a. tenuis...

That would be great. When I first got this coral, I had actually thought it looked similar to my light blue tenuis, but looking at them side by side, they don't quite match up. The corallites just don't seem "robust" enough, if that makes sense. Not saying it isn't, as we all know a frag can look quite different than the colony it came off.

Some stolen pics from online, showing a borealis that to me looks identical, and a tenuis as close to mine as I could find.

I'll add tenuis to the possible list with 'Borealis'.

On a related side note, does anyone know of a species identification key for Acropora or any other SPS?

 

[JSeymour]

Here is another borealis that looks like my unknown, to me.

Is it possible 'Borealis' is tenuis?

 

[JSeymour]

I have the borealis, but mine doesn't look like that one. I'll see if I can get a good pic of it tonight and post it up.

That one looks a bit like a. tenuis...

Thank you. After looking at pictures of both and mine over and over, I think you may be right. Thank you for the ID. Odd thing is, my light blue tenuis looks nothing like it, but it is(the light) more mature.