Picked up a beautiful Echinata...

[ReachTheSky]

Pic taken five minutes after I put him in. Anyone know what specific type of Echinata he is?

 

[ShaunMonahan]

Look more like tenuis, IMO.

 

[ReachTheSky]

Are you sure? What's the difference between Tenuis and Echinata anyway?

 

[ShaunMonahan]

Here's echinata

Here's tenuis

Look at the branch structure, and especially the coralites.

 

[ReachTheSky]

Definitely saving that website. Thank you.

The coralites on my Acropora don't look as neat and uniform as on the Tenuis pictured in your link. Could this be a result of it being cultured or fragged a certain way? That seems unlikely though.

 

[Frick]

Yeah not echinata. Tenius eh maybe. I am leaning toward latistella http://sdmas.com/corals/39.php

 

[ReachTheSky]

That looks more like it. I had no idea that Acropora are this diverse. Amazing.

 

[ShaunMonahan]

Definitely saving that website. Thank you.

The coralites on my Acropora don't look as neat and uniform as on the Tenuis pictured in your link. Could this be a result of it being cultured or fragged a certain way? That seems unlikely though.

Welcome.

It could be because of being cultured, yes. It could also be because it's a different coral.

Maybe aculeus Maybe latistella as stated...

 

[ReachTheSky]

I don't mean to be whiny or anything but I would really like to find out what type of coral I have with me for sure. Would additional pictures help with the identification? I can take some from different angles once I get home.

 

[ShaunMonahan]

No way of knowing for sure (other than a DNA test). It'll be easier to tell once the coral has grown out.

 

[Frick]

A skeletal examination under a microscope would be the most accurate way to ID. As reefers, letting it grow out would be the best.

 

[ReachTheSky]

Makes sense. Thank you fellas. Hopefully if the coral does well, I'll post an update and we'll figure it out then.

 

[jcw]

I have an aculeus. At least i think it is from a liveaquaria frag pack. You can see one on their website under wildwood bottle brush acropora.

It looks a little like yours but not exactly. Of course, time will tell once the branching pattern becomes obvious.