Acropora lokani

[GAM GAM]

So the other day I bought a couple colonies of what I thought were a.loripes. But after spending some time on the "google machine" I find they look much more like a.lokani. IIRC they are proposed to be added as an endangered species. Kinda curious how this will play out. Should I post pics proving ownership or just keep my mouth shut.

 

[GAM GAM]

http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums...E451389E-127-000000043C95A2C4_zpsccfc4f39.jpg

http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums...E2224923-127-0000000442914057_zps56eedf69.jpg

Couple of pics.

 

[Constrictor6090]

I think it looks more like a a.loripes. vs a.lokani

 

[reeflover62]

This here is a lokani

 

[GAM GAM]

Thats in a tabling form tho, agreed mine looks nothing like that one but if u look up 20,000 leagues lokani that is branching not tabling it is a dead ringer (even getting the green base). My loripes has very different pylops as well much more pronounced, both my (possible lokani) and the one pictured have very subtle pylops.. Maby I'll throw it up on the ID section

my Loripes
http://i1337.photobucket.com/albums...F66D4409-127-000000436259B5B8_zps6ecc3631.jpg

lokani
http://cdn1.arkive.org/media/66/66D...33D219/Presentation.Large/Acropora-lokani.jpg

loripes
http://hikmahilhamsasongko.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/acroloripes.jpg

I just don't know now

 

[Constrictor6090]

The a.lokani has very few coralites on the main branches. A.loripes has many small coralites on the branches.

 

[rogerwilco357]

Like mine
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[karsseboom]

So the other day I bought a couple colonies of what I thought were a.loripes. But after spending some time on the "google machine" I find they look much more like a.lokani. IIRC they are proposed to be added as an endangered species. Kinda curious how this will play out. Should I post pics proving ownership or just keep my mouth shut.

They are proposing it. Dosen't mean its gonna happen. You know how many times they have proposed this same exact thing? It seems about every 4 years they come with this same BS. So far it hasen't past.

 

[GAM GAM]

Good to know.

 

[dvanacker]

maybe a loripes. Definitely not a lokani IMO.

 

[footballdude2k3]

I could definitely be wrong, but it doesn't look like a lokani to me because of the polyps being everywhere instead of just the tips.

 

[Big E]

Loripes usually have one side of the branch that is smooth and has small pocket axial coralites.
Near the growth tips they can be more irregular. I acutally see very few loripes showing up and a lot of what I would call A. Rosaria being mis-indentified.

http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0042

You can see the smooth side in this pic-

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Based off your pictures I would say you have A. Rosaria
http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0417

Just my 2 cents

 

[GAM GAM]

Thanks big E. u can definently see some flat spots on my pics, but the corals growth is so compact and thick it's hard to tell. I'll post up some pics in a month or two and take another look. Deffinently could be rosaria, color seems right too. still just a rather colorless wild piece.

 

[rlpardue]

If it becomes listed, it will happen in November. High odds of the Lokani making the list. Once it's listed, a coral will virtually never be de-listed.

An interesting read:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/invertebrates/corals.htm

 

[Reef1589]

just for reference... this is A. Lokani ... (my favorite colony in my tank)

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[ct_vol]

just for reference... this is A. Lokani ... (my favorite colony in my tank)

Mine too... 17 September...