Favia or Acanthstrea??

[MDMAquatic]

Are these favia or acnthstrea?? i am getting ready to post them to the website and was wondering.

 

[Alice]

I'd say it's a Favia, due to the corallite and coenenchyme structure, but you know, taxonomy is a *itch...

 

[Elmo18]

Favia is my call.

Acanthastrea is in the family Mussidae having large corallites with large teeth or lobes on their septa. A way to determine is to look at the septa for serrated teeth. If not present, then its most likely a Faviid. You can gently feel the septa if you cannot see the serrated teeth directly.

- Elmo

 

[MDMAquatic]

Ok, thanks everyone.