Plating montipora ID?

[JaneG]

I got this monti peice at my LFS as an "orange monti." It was kept under PC bulbs, so it looked quite bad (faded/very brown) and had very little polyp extension. It's been in my tank for ~3 weeks now and the base is clearly turning green under actinic in some areas... the polyps also are green (getting brighter...). Any idea on what it could be? Supposedly it's a plating monti. It's very unusual as the polyps are huge. Please forgive the crummy pic, would a top down help?

Thanks!

 

[Frick]

It is way to small. A pic from the top might be able to help closer ID, but i say one of the capricornis look-a-likes for now.

 

[Reefsi]

Its tough to identify from that angle like frick said. As for now it looks odd, the polyps dont look like montipora polyps.

 

[JaneG]

Yes, I think the polyps are really odd for a standard cap. Here's a (really bad) top down view of it under actinic lighting to give you an idea of the polyp size.

The color on it is changing to a lime green base, so I'm excited to see what it will look like once it's fully settled. Any ideas? I could try getting another shot of it if it would help. Thanks a bunch!

 

[Frick]

It is too small to tell still. It can be narrowed down. Here are a few examples of montis that paople get confused with Capricornis. http://sdmas.com/corals/268.php

http://sdmas.com/corals/465.php
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http://sdmas.com/corals/245.php
http://sdmas.com/corals/464.php
http://sdmas.com/corals/264.php