Identify this coral please.

Marlin65 · #1 07-31-2008, 06:35 AM

Can someone tell me what this is called?
It grows real nice in my tank.

Haloreef · #2 07-31-2008, 01:46 PM

I think it is some kind of Monti. I also think, that if you ever frag it, I need a piece!

tlo · #3 07-31-2008, 03:15 PM

it looks more like a favia sp. to me, but the ridges are throwing me off a bit.

Drock169 · #4 07-31-2008, 03:17 PM

I was thinking it looks more like a leptastrea

Marlin65 · #5 07-31-2008, 04:18 PM

It has overgrown some worms so the bumps are deceiving. The other piece I have is more smooth. It is encrusting and grows not to bad, and it has doubled in size in the three months I have had it.
It is a bit soon to frag but when I do I will put you on the list haloreef.

Snappy · #6 07-31-2008, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Drock169

I was thinking it looks more like a leptastrea

This is a good guess and on the right track if the green area is "spongey" and soft to the touch like an LPS. If not I am pretty sure it is a Porites species. Possibly P.branneri, P.astreoides or a similar variety. Great looking coral!!

Marlin65 · #7 08-01-2008, 04:49 PM

The green part is hard more like SPS if that helps.
So it must be a sort of porite. Is purple superman the same kind?

Marlin65 · #8 08-01-2008, 04:51 PM

Oh I should have put that this is a Macro shot the piece is only about one inch square. Not sure if everyone thought that or not.

Snappy · #9 08-01-2008, 05:44 PM

I would say then that it is porites and a beauty of a specimen. Superman has some similarities but is montipora...... M.danae to be specific.

wickedfrags · #10 08-01-2008, 06:49 PM

Tough to tell from the pic, but if not a monti or porites, could also be a species of encrusting cyphastrea.