Have you guys seen one like this?

Justin,

Yeah, my leptoseries has polyps just like that ( just a bit smaller..). They are actually bigger than Pavona sp. polyps, but pretty darn tiny. It also produces absurd little sweepers under a quarter of an inch long.. This could be a Leptoseris!

Matthew
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11067030#post11067030 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by All Delight
Mine doesn't have sweepers from what I've seen.
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That doesnt mean much. The same coral will put sweepers out in one system and not another, not a good identifying characteristic but more a reflection of environment.

-Justin
 
I agree with Justin, It could be any of the three. I have a piece very similar too. The color on mine is alittle different now originally it was almost identical. I always thought it was a Pavona but I could be wrong.
 
Randy already correctly ID'd this coral. I've seen dozens of these corals and they don't resemble leptoseris or pavona much at all.
 
In response to Underwaterparadise, I am reasonably sure it is not a litho, and I have much more faith in what Chris T at RM says than I do in most people. If you (underwater) know so much, then what is it? I wouldn't dream of conducting a skeletal analysis and harming such a beautiful coral. It could be a lepto, and while we are at it, it also looks alot like an agaricia, which is a Caribbean species. Maybe it is from another planet!? Whatever it is, I like it! But I'd bet money it is a pavona. :)
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11070445#post11070445 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by roblack
In response to Underwaterparadise, I am reasonably sure it is not a litho, and I have much more faith in what Chris T at RM says than I do in most people. If you (underwater) know so much, then what is it? I wouldn't dream of conducting a skeletal analysis and harming such a beautiful coral. It could be a lepto, and while we are at it, it also looks alot like an agaricia, which is a Caribbean species. Maybe it is from another planet!? Whatever it is, I like it! But I'd bet money it is a pavona. :)
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My response was not personal to you so sorry if you felt that way. I am not here to argue or slander other business but I find it very funny how people are soooo positive of an ID of a certain coral but cannot name the species. Like I stated before most Pavona species are pretty different from each other so if it is indeed a pavaona, species ID shouldn't be that hard if the person is such an expert.

And I will trust Jim's (bookfish) ID over Chris since Jim has been on the reefs and collected the corals personally.
 
Thanks for your sincere communication "underwater". Just to clarify, Chris T is no longer with RM and is now in Fiji conducting surveys and collecting corals for Walt Smith, and has been doing so for some time now, even before he left RM. Just spoke with him the other day. I am convinced he is much more of an expert than you or myself. Also, when you quote someone, it is a bit personal, at least to the person you quote.
 
I checked it out, and that RM coral is now believed to be a Leptoseris Hawaiiensis, and it looks just like your coral.
 
Not trying to start anything but I got mine from RM too. My question is how can Leptoseris Hawaiiensis be an actual genis species? Hawaiiensis would be a discription of the local it came from not a discription of the coral. If so I thought all corals from hawii were restricted but not sure on it.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11077008#post11077008 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by vvolfe1
Not trying to start anything but I got mine from RM too. My question is how can Leptoseris Hawaiiensis be an actual genis species? Hawaiiensis would be a discription of the local it came from not a discription of the coral. If so I thought all corals from hawii were restricted but not sure on it.
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Youd only be starting something possibly if you posed that question to the taxonomist who named it! :lol:

Location is often used when describing a specie, as sometimes it may be found predominantly there or is endemic of a single location making it even more worthy to carry the place from where it came. The same question can be asked of anything really, why did we decide to use the word "yellow" to describe that primary pigment which is not blue, nor red ;) Or Haley's Comet, named after it's founder, and so on..

When browsing through the names of species, you may notice that quite a few specie share the same name, but are only segrated and distinguished by the name of the genus they are under. Hope that helps :)

-Justin
 
How about acropora floridia, which is obviously not from Florida? I believe it is found in Indonesia. I would be shocked to see it while diving her in FL. Yet, its name seems to imply such.
 
Although I do still believe that is a litho, I agree that without skeletal analysis, it's all just educated guesses. Also, I'd put a lot of weight behind any Reefer Madness ID. I often go to their site to help me ID stuff.
I think we can all agree it's a beautiful coral, obviously in excellent condition (kudos!) and worth growing out in a prime display position. -Jim
 
It is really nice. The unique color and swirly pattern make me smile when I look at it. :lol:

I only wanted it becuase of the unique color. Everything is always red and green. :)
 
Just got one that looks just like it, and it is "probably" not a litho. Of course, we would have to butcher it and send it to CSI to know for sure. :) Sellers told me it was Pavona Hawaiiensis, or something like that. I like lithos alot, nothing against them. Send em this way!
 
Many "sellers" out there are the ones who really get all these names cluster F'd IMO. You know, the ones a couple years ago pushing faviids as acans, and now pushing acans as Acan maxima's :lol2:
As much as the shape and form on A.D's piece is debatable, the bright mouths on that piece just scream litho, sorry :D

-Justin
 
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