Is this Acropora humilis?

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I have had this coral for more than two years. I always thought that it was Acropora humilis, but I cannot be sure anymore after seeing the pictures of Acropora humilis on this website.

Could it be Acropora torresiana?

Thanks in advance.
 
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The big difference in the two would be the radial corallites, they are hard to see from the picture. Also A. humilis will have the dome tips.
Acropora torresiana will have "Radial corallites are short and tubular, of uniform size and are neatly arranged in rows down the sides of branches."
Acropora humilis will have "Radial corallites are of two sizes, the larger are usually in rows and have thick walls and only slightly increase in size down the sides of branches."

If the radial corallites flare upward into a pocket shape then check out Acropora digitifera. http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0023
 
The big difference in the two would be the radial corallites, they are hard to see from the picture. Also A. humilis will have the dome tips.
Acropora torresiana will have "Radial corallites are short and tubular, of uniform size and are neatly arranged in rows down the sides of branches."
Acropora humilis will have "Radial corallites are of two sizes, the larger are usually in rows and have thick walls and only slightly increase in size down the sides of branches."

If the radial corallites flare upward into a pocket shape then check out Acropora digitifera. http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0023

Thank you. Sadly, my digital camera is unable to take detailed images of the radial corallites. I suspected that my coral is not an acropora humilis due to the fact that it does not have dome tips, which prompted me to post here in the first place.
 
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