Monti ID

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Could I get an ID on this encrusting monti. Thank you in advance.
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Do you have a pic of the overall colony? How long has it been in captivity? Do you know where it originated? Is there a piece of it that has died that you can see the skeleton? On the bottom or something.

It is hard to tell and I am not an expert, but it could be, In no specific order, M. venosa, M. foveoleta, M. grisea, M. tuberculosa ( doubtful on the last one. some exserted corallites, yours look all immersed.)
 
Any chance on getting an object near it to gauge the size of these polyps?
 
I don't think it's a porites. I have seen one of these corals in person and it seems that the polyps don't come out often. All the pictures that are similar (search for lucky unknown on reefredy.net) show the same thing. It could poosibly even be an lps...
 
Monti Turgescens is the closest monti I can think of. I will look into Porites though. Nice piece! Interesting polyps!
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8378438#post8378438 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrisaggie
I don't think it's a porites. I have seen one of these corals in person and it seems that the polyps don't come out often. All the pictures that are similar (search for lucky unknown on reefredy.net) show the same thing. It could poosibly even be an lps...
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The one on reefready looks like it's Turbinaria.

I think this one is porites.

joe
 
The excavation of the corrallites says porites to me. Which species? There are a lot of species of porites. Some dont seem to find their way into the trade too often. I think you have a very fine looking coral with the species unidentified thus Porites Sp..
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8379788#post8379788 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GMAX
I think you have a very fine looking coral with the species unidentified thus Porites Sp..
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With respect, I think we have a very fine looking coral here with the genus unidentified, thus coral gn. sp. :)
 
He did ask for opinions, which is about all any of us have to offer on a photo and without benefit of a skeleton to pore over.

Still with even greater respect, you seem to be in the distinct minority on the genus. That would give pause to some, but perhaps not an Aggie! Good luck to you anyway.
 
I got to thinking...porites polyps are all butted up against each other and this piece isn't. I cut off a small piece to let die,so I could see the skeleton.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8380070#post8380070 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GMAX
He did ask for opinions, which is about all any of us have to offer on a photo and without benefit of a skeleton to pore over.

Still with even greater respect, you seem to be in the distinct minority on the genus. That would give pause to some, but perhaps not an Aggie! Good luck to you anyway.
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Many times on RC (and science in general) the majority is incorrect. This very well may be a Porites, but we do not have enough evidence to call it Porites sp. yet.
 
I'm not so sure this thing is a monti, but it would be cool to "feed" a small piece to some munti nudis and see what happens.
 
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