Blue Acropora spp. frag identification

[aquaman7]

Hello,


Could anyone help me positively identify this Acropora frag?


Thank you!

 

[aquaman7]

I was sort of thinking A. vaughani, A elseyi, or A. austera... but I'm really not sure. You can tell by the photo it has two corallite sizes and, if you enlarge the photo, it seems the larger corallites are tubular. Any thoughts?

 

[Frick]

Looks like a "lime in the sky" acro trying to regrow new tips off the main branch it was fragged from.

Not 100% but i think that is Loisetteae http://sdmas.com/corals/837.php

It's not Austera or Vaughani, those tend to have a light base color with vibrant blueish polyps. On yours that actual radial coralites are their own color. (which you cant really base a solid decision on)

 

[aquaman7]

Yes, I see what you mean by the coloring of the radial corallites. I think that A. loisettea looks like the best match so far. Thank you very much for your help Jason!