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[Lint_Licker]

I got this originally as a pocillopora and it appeared to have RTN but it never lost its color. It doesnt exactly look like a poci though. I left it in the tank just see what it would do. Well apparently it has encrusted over the part I thought was RTN. If you look at the first pic, it looks like some kind of encrusting montipora, the second pic it sorta does. Im thinking its an encrusting monti that has covered a poci skeleton which was the white part I saw when I first got it. It has never lost its color and has grown about 1/2"-3/4" around the whole base of it as if its encrusting, its not gotten taller like a poci would have. So yeah, any thoughts?

 

[Pickupman66]

lint, Looks like a poci skeleton for sure. the large one I had to hack up because of rtn looked like that. if it is poci, then the growth wont necessarily encrust, but mine rather grew new lumpys from one of the large knobs. could be a stylopora, but from looking at mine it has a very full tissue covering over the skeleton.

Looking closer it seems the polyps are perfectly placed in each indention giving me the impression it is truly a poci.

 

[Lint_Licker]

If it had RTN, its cured now, its almost totally covered the part that was bad.

 

[gflat65]

Looks similar to some species of Porites I've seen labeled on line, probably on RM.

 

[Lint_Licker]

I was thinking it could porites.. Its just funny as how I ordered it as pocillopora and I thought it looked funny.

 

[Lint_Licker]

Thank you gary, I did some research just now, and its Porites stephensoni. From what Im reading, its pretty rare too. Common colors are brown and purple. Mine looks purple to me, lol. I may frag it up for the frag swap if there is any interest in it.

 

[fishdoc11]

Yeah looks like a Porites to me as well.

 

[Lint_Licker]

Ive got one taker on a frag, if there are more people, I will frag it.