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MechEng99
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I'm really interested to hear how you guys ID'd it down to M. digitata, not M. samenesis. Could be either one IMO, and I think a lot of the Monti's on here are often misidentified as M. digitata when they are actually M. samenesis. M. digitata has thicker & smoother branches. The coral pictured above seems to have fairly thin branches & I can't tell the corallite structure with the polyps out. JMO
dudley moray
sisternofuselessknowledge
double post !
dudley moray
sisternofuselessknowledge
well i'm not going to argue, i stand by my position i've never seen a digi with polyps like that
MechEng99
aka Reef'd Up
Pocillopora damicornis has much longer polyps...and can extend the tentacles quite far. The growth structure of Pocillopora d. consists of "compact clumps...with no clear distinction between verrucae and branches" according to Veron's Corals of the World. The photo definitely doesn't fit that description (nor of any Poci I've ever seen). The growth structure of the photo more resembles "finger-like" growth...aka digitate. Veron on M. digitata, " colonies are digitate or arborescent with anastmosing upright branches." M. samenesis is similar, but has thinner and bumpier branches.
PasserAngelfish
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maybe Montipora digitata or Montipora samarensis. i'm not sure. how do you identify these 2 types?
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preef
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My opinion is that there is a lot of misnaming going on. M. Digitata and M. samarensis are very similar and I think you need to look at the growth of a mature colony rather than a frag in order to distinguish between the two without examining the skeleton under a microscope. Regardless of what it is anything that looks like that is called a M. Digitata because ORA distributes what they call M. digitata. They don't distribute an M. samarensis as far as I can tell. Since it is likely that the frag's lineage can be traced to them or another similar supplier that sells M. digitata it is simply called a digitata for better or for worse.
Same is true for M. capricornis. The picture of this coral in Vernon's book looks nothing like the multiple tiered caps we have in our tanks.
http://www.reeftalk.com/reviews/data/9/2capricornis.jpg
I suspect we have another type of plating monti but the identification of M. capricornis is what stuck.
Same is true for M. capricornis. The picture of this coral in Vernon's book looks nothing like the multiple tiered caps we have in our tanks.
http://www.reeftalk.com/reviews/data/9/2capricornis.jpg
I suspect we have another type of plating monti but the identification of M. capricornis is what stuck.
PasserAngelfish
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My opinion is that there is a lot of misnaming going on. M. Digitata and M. samarensis are very similar and I think you need to look at the growth of a mature colony rather than a frag in order to distinguish between the two without examining the skeleton under a microscope. Regardless of what it is anything that looks like that is called a M. Digitata because ORA distributes what they call M. digitata. They don't distribute an M. samarensis as far as I can tell. Since it is likely that the frag's lineage can be traced to them or another similar supplier that sells M. digitata it is simply called a digitata for better or for worse.
Same is true for M. capricornis. The picture of this coral in Vernon's book looks nothing like the multiple tiered caps we have in our tanks.
http://www.reeftalk.com/reviews/data/9/2capricornis.jpg
I suspect we have another type of plating monti but the identification of M. capricornis is what stuck.
can't view the image! maybe the website requires membership!
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