Help on a few SPS IDs

[bwyoung]

First off, what a great site and forum for SPS reefers!

I have a few requests for help regarding indentification of these. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

#1
This has been a quick growing millipora.

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I fragged/pruned this about 1.5 weeks ago and it has skinned over already and creating new buds.

#2 A capricorn. More for reference...This one behaves rather oddly as it sends up towers all over its surface. Compare that to "normal" caps that are growing with it. Is this common?

#3 Another milli-type
This one is a moderate speed grower. This colony started from a 1.5" frag about 1.5 years ago.

Feel to offer any other thoughts on the corals too.

Thank you!

 

[bwyoung]

Any thoughts?

 

[dvanacker]

1st one is definatley millepora. The monti I think is not a cap but some other species. The other 'mille' type is not a millepora at all but could be a a.tenius

 

[bwyoung]

1st one is definatley millepora. The monti I think is not a cap but some other species. The other 'mille' type is not a millepora at all but could be a a.tenius

Thanks. You are correct on the A. Tenius.

Does anyone have thought son the exact species of Milli and the odd looking "cap"?

Thank you!

 

[dvanacker]

Millepora is the the exact species. It is acropora millepora...thats all.

As for the montipora I have still have no idea on the exact speices.

 

[pisces4u]

Could be Montipora Spongodes, M. Vietnamensis, or M. Confusa. All can appear similar based on lighing and flow.