ID this acro please

[dgtron]

 

[Nanighan]

pearlberry? aquadelight?

 

[tangstank]

Not pearlberry or Lokhani. A lot of people have had them confused for these.

 

[dvanacker]

A.valida

 

[Arkayology]

A.valida

This was the first that came to mind for me.

 

[tangstank]

Night & day difference...certainly not a Valida. Here is a pic of the valida.

 

[Arkayology]

Maybe A. plana then?

 

[dvanacker]

Still looks like a.valida to me.

Im wondering why this hasnt been moved to the id forum?

 

[Frick]

Can't be Pearlberry or Aquadelight. Doesn't look like either, and they would have the lineage to be those named corals.

I could agree with A. valida if the orientation of this coral is growing upward. But it looks like it is tableing. So the big question is, is this coral growing in a table or up in a cluster form?
http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0077/view#

I am going to have to go with Acropora granulosa for my guess.
http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0033/view#

 

[dvanacker]

Im sorry Frick.....there is no way that is granulosa. Valida does table too.....it just takes a mature colony to do it.

Im not 100%.....some more pictures would help.

 

[Frick]

Im sorry Frick.....there is no way that is granulosa. Valida does table too.....it just takes a mature colony to do it.

Im not 100%.....some more pictures would help.

You don't have to be sorry. We are just putting out our opinions.

More pics would help.