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n8ureman
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Despite there not being many that fit all of the characteristics of your specimen this was still a tricky one...
Here is what I came up with..
A. cylindrica.
And for the sake of comparison here is your pic again
And finally the sdmas link in case you want to read more
http://sdmas.com/corals/848.php
Let me know what you think...
I hope this helped.
Here is what I came up with..
A. cylindrica.
And for the sake of comparison here is your pic again
And finally the sdmas link in case you want to read more
http://sdmas.com/corals/848.php
Let me know what you think...
I hope this helped.
klepto
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I was reminded of A. chesterfieldensis by your image. That's just a guess though. edit: after typing this I looked closer at the distribution of this species. It is fairly limited, so the chances of your coral being this species are likely slim. What drew me to A. chesterfieldensis was the short, appressed radial corallites visible with the coral in question.
http://sdmas.com/corals/17.php
http://sdmas.com/corals/17.php
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n8ureman
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Sure no problem..
Coenosteum= the "skin" if you will of the coral (but sometimes I have seen it used to pertain to the the space in-between the coralites. This is the context I have have seen it used in literature.)
Edit: to add to this I just pulled this off another website:coenosteum , definition of coenosteum , meaning of coenosteum - n ( Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology ) Zoology the calcareous skeleton of a hydrocoral or a coral colony
Tuberculae= for lack of a more technical term it means "raised bumps" basically Vernon is mentioning in the text that A. togianensis differs from A. cylindrica in having more pronounced raised bumps ( as both species do not have formal coralites that most Acropora posses.)
I hope this helps...
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