Please assist with ID

[smtank]

When I received this frag, it was so sickly no ID was available. After it grow a bit, it was ID as a Millepora. It has continued to grow well, but the coralite structures do not look like a typical Millepora, it appears more smooth skinned, but at the same time it has exaggerated polyp extension.

Next person ID'd as a Slimer ( Acropora yongei). Ok, well maybe the coralite structures looks similar but the polyp structure does not. Also it does not slime much but puts out mesenterial filaments daily at feeding time.

After looking at numerous sites I still can not come up with a definitive ID, any assistance would sure be appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

 

[prop-frags]

anyway to get a shot with polyps retracted?
My guess from those pics is a. horrida.

 

[smtank]

Thank you for the response. I will get an image tonight when it's closed.

 

[smtank]

It's a good thing it has great PE during the day, because it sure is ugly at night.

 

[smtank]

Bump for anyone that wants to take a stab at it. I looked at horrida, but not sure that is it either.

TIA

 

[klepto]

I'm not positive with this ID. This is more of a starting place.

The large shaggy polyps may make this coral difficult to ID.

It bears some resemblance to A. abrolhosensis . The axial corallites look very similar.

http://sdmas.com/corals/59.php

A friend of mine has been keeping a blue "fuzzy stag" for years that has insane polyp extension and looks very similar to your coral. After looking for months and months, I still haven't found a solid ID. I think it could be a situation where the coral has morphed in captivity and trying to compare it to wild individuals for ID purposes is fruitless. Don't give up though! As it grows out, it may be easier to ID.

 

[gon08]

The polyps throw me off but I'm thinking Anacropora spumosa http://sdmas.com/corals/930.php

 

[SPSEMPIRE]

When I received this frag, it was so sickly no ID was available. After it grow a bit, it was ID as a Millepora. It has continued to grow well, but the coralite structures do not look like a typical Millepora, it appears more smooth skinned, but at the same time it has exaggerated polyp extension.

Next person ID'd as a Slimer ( Acropora yongei). Ok, well maybe the coralite structures looks similar but the polyp structure does not. Also it does not slime much but puts out mesenterial filaments daily at feeding time.

After looking at numerous sites I still can not come up with a definitive ID, any assistance would sure be appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

What kind of lighting is it under and what type of pumps are you running for flow? The finger polyp still resembles an a. prostrata but the coralites don't look the same. Is it possible that the night shot is in the "underside of the coral"? Can you get a top down shot?

 

[smtank]

I'm not positive with this ID. This is more of a starting place.

The large shaggy polyps may make this coral difficult to ID.

It bears some resemblance to A. abrolhosensis . The axial corallites look very similar.

http://sdmas.com/corals/59.php

A friend of mine has been keeping a blue "fuzzy stag" for years that has insane polyp extension and looks very similar to your coral. After looking for months and months, I still haven't found a solid ID. I think it could be a situation where the coral has morphed in captivity and trying to compare it to wild individuals for ID purposes is fruitless. Don't give up though! As it grows out, it may be easier to ID.

Thanks for post, I will keep on looking. I have made through to the letter S on Veron's Acropora ID.

The polyps throw me off but I'm thinking Anacropora spumosa http://sdmas.com/corals/930.php

Thanks I will give that a look.

What kind of lighting is it under and what type of pumps are you running for flow? The finger polyp still resembles an a. prostrata but the coralites don't look the same. Is it possible that the night shot is in the "underside of the coral"? Can you get a top down shot?

The night image is the polyps retracted at night, not the underside.

Lighting is 20k Radium. Flow is mod to high but not direct, the higher the flow the longer the polyps.

I will try to get a top down shot.

Thanks for the response.