I.D. please

[jjmcat]

I picked this up in a trade and im not sure what it is.

 

[Amphiprion]

Montipora sp.

 

[SPStoner]

Montipora Stellata??


http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/201-300/Species pages/274.htm

 

[zapata41]

maybe hydnophora sp? i had a piece similar labeled as a horn coral. i now have the skeleton.

Tim

 

[Kurt448]

No offense Tim, but that is definitely not a hydnophora. It is most likely either M. hirsuta or M. stellata as stoner mentioned.

here is the link to the hirsuta
http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/html/501-600/Species pages/526.htm

 

[maggiesaqsup]

looks like a hirsuta. I have one just like it.

 

[thereefgeek]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7302825#post7302825 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by maggiesaqsup
looks like a hirsuta. I have one just like it.

Yep, same here...

 

[GorillaReefer]

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1381&js_enabled=0

 

[jjmcat]

Well thank you all.It looks like the pick indeed.Elkhorn montipora aka hirisuta

 

[jjmcat]

Is this the same coral thats being placed on the threatened list.

 

[GTR]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7310967#post7310967 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jjmcat
Is this the same coral thats being placed on the threatened list.

Those are both Acropora. The media just calls them by a common name.

NOAA Fisheries Service announced its decision yesterday to list elkhorn (Acropora palmata) and staghorn corals (Acropora cervicornis) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The final rule will be published next week, and the listing will be effective 30 days after that date. This will be the first time a coral has been listed as endangered or threatened under the ESA. A species is considered endangered if it is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. A species is considered threatened if it is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future.(Acropora

From...http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/docs/Coral Release.pdf

Actually I thought A. palmata was already protected.

SteveU