Could anybody ID These Three Corals ?

Dear Maggiesaqsup,

Photo# 1 I believe is A. schmitti- which has super cool barrel shaped corallites, very few Acro's have this "ball" shaped radial corallite.

Photo #2 I think is A. tenuis, it also looks similar to A. kimbeensis but the corallites are longer and more tubular.

Photo #3 I am guessing as I can't see the entire colony or thickness of the branches (I can't compare with anything, but they look thin). My first thought is a A. insignis as it has very defined striations on the radial corallites and their color also contrasts with the color of the branch itself.

Photo #4 Is without a doubt in my mind a A. austera (it looks new to your system- very bleached out, is that true?)

Photo #5 looks to me like a A. chesterfieldensis but the polyps are so fuzzy it is hard for me to really look at the corallite structure.

Good night folks... Challenge me with some more I love it and live for it....

Chris @ RM
 
This is not the best pic, but it is the best this coral has looked in a while. It has had a rough time.

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And this one.
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These last two pics are the same coral - different angles
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Dear Steve,

#1 Without a doubt in my mind is a A. samoensis.

#2 Is quite a bit tougher as it has traits of several of the sharped edged corallite Acro's. I have come to the conclusion that with the elongate tapering branches and the narriform radial corallites that is it a A. nasuta.

#3 It Looks to me as the same Acropora (proximalis) as the very first one that you posted. I has the same branching and corallite structure. They could look a bit different as they might be getting different flow and light. But the more I am looking at it the more my eyes are crossing. I am unsure now :( . Are the branches thin? Like 3mm or so? If so then it still might be A. proximalis.

I hope that this helps you out. There are many times where I am befuddled by certain Acro's and Monti's for that matter.

Check this link for an example:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=813163&highlight=RM

Bring me some more, I am always up for a challenge :) .

Chris @ RM
 
yes Chris #4 is new I have had it for 2 1/2 weeks and thanks for the ID's


this is a pic of #3 whole colony shot
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and I think this is the same as #1 and #5 but #5 has to much polyp ext. to get an ID
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but the next two looks to be the same but different colors IMO
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and one more I think I know this one
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If it might help, this is a pic of the same colony in my last two pics this morning.

Sorry about the quality, but this looks like the only early pic I have of the colony. It was taken 5/13/05
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The growth has really taken off in the last few months.
 
"Chris, I think you might have gotten yourself in deep... "- Please help me I will never be able to get out again..... I might have to go into hiding somewhere, but where would I go... :)

No just kidding, I do this all day long so why not help some folks out when they have a high amount of interest. At least I can try and give some pointers of how to make a somewhat educated guess.

Okay Maggie here goes,

#3 on your first post and #1 on your second still looks to me like a A. insignis.

#1 and #5 on your first post and #2 on your second, seem to me now that the polyps are retracted like A. schmitti. This species has very defined barrel shaped corallites. Much more obvious than any other Acro.

#3 I believe is different from #4. #3 from what i can make out from the photo has relatively different corallite and branching structure. I believe this one to be a A. cophodactyla which I rarely if ever see, but it is an Acro that has crazy mixed up and funky corallites. Take this ID as a grain of salt. I am not sure maybe with a few more photos I can give a better guess.

#4 I think is the much debated (Pseudo Solomon Island A. maryae- which only occurs in the Red Sea). The False P.M. as we like to call it is one of my favorites as it developes into so many different color patterns depending on the spectrum and depth.

#5 is as you probably guessed the same as the the pale one from your first post (A. austera).

Bring me some more if you have them Maggie... :) This keeps me fresh and in tune.

Chris @ RM
 
Dear Steve,

No offense but I hope you got that for cheap (or for free) :) . I usually give corals like that away or hold them for 3 months under 1000 watters and see what happens, lol.

I still think it is a A. proximalis, just not showing its true colors or overall shape :) It also might have collected in a high flow area, which would point to the funky shaped branches and shaved corallites.

Give me more, I am demanding more - from anyone.... I will try even when stumped. I have always felt that I have not have had enough of a presence on RC. So this is my attempt.

Also if anyone wants to see some cool photos of my trip to Fiji back in November check my Gallery.

Reefers almost always smile (at least when they are near their reef),

Chris @ RM
 
The last one is a pink mili. #2 is a blue ridge coral. Its non-symbionic. Polyps close together and when out are white. I have #1 but have to look up and see what it was sold to me as. Ill get back to you on that.
 
few more, I will take more pics in the am.

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this is the AKA PM in the picture above when I had 20k it lost some of it's purple when I changed to 10k.I hope it will come back soon.

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Hi Again,

Yes I concure with Spliffman that #1 is another A. austera.

#2 Is too disfigured and small to tell what it might really be.

#3 Looks to me to be the same as the one in the prior post (as you state) Solomon False PM A. maryae- found in the Red Sea. Sorry Spliffman I don't think this is a A. secale.

Anyone have anymore?

Chris @ RM
 
No problem Chris. I don't take it personally. :lol: I still have quite a few years to get more familiar with the species. After all, I'm only 16 (well, in a month).

As for that Acropora, insignis?
 
I think I have a colony very similar to your 4th pic. I refer to it as Elkhorn monitipora

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It has never been anything other than a sort of army green with light growth tips.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7178648#post7178648 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AcroSteve
I think I have a colony very similar to your 4th pic. I refer to it as Elkhorn monitipora

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It has never been anything other than a sort of army green with light growth tips.
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The guy that I got it from said it was not a Elkhorn,thats what I think it is but I am not good with ID's. It will take on a army green when it is put off to the side of my 250 10k. I moved it under the light a few weeks ago and it looks like it needs to be moved back.
 
Ok, chris wants a challange. Perhaps this might do. Or maybe not.
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