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Coral ID

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Bud, Sep 21, 2011.

  1. Bud

    Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    Not sure exactly what this is.  I believe it is a montipora of some kind, it is a light purple color and grows in vertical columns.


    These are a few small pieces that I have so you can see what it looks like close-up (these are about 1 square inch frags)
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    And this is the larger colony, I got this about a month and a half ago, and it was almost completely flat (to the shape of the rock, so all the nodules are new growth
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    Anyone?
     
    Bud, Sep 21, 2011
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  2. wesly2007

    wesly2007 Well-Known ReefKeeper

    itprobably has some rediculous designer name but its def. a montipora
     
    wesly2007, Sep 21, 2011
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  3. violet21chewy

    violet21chewy Well-Known ReefKeeper

    montipora spongoides...not sure of the spelling. i have this one. nice pretty purple polyps.
     
    violet21chewy, Sep 21, 2011
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  4. Bud

    Bud Loves Bacon Website Team Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member Vendor

    montipora spongodes! I thought I had searched that and didn't come up with much, but googled it and the first image was it. Hmm.
     
    Bud, Sep 21, 2011
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