unknwon from solomon islands.

[typo]

hey kevin, i was wondering if you could help me id this guy. i comes from solomon island and i have been using verons corals of the world. the closest coral in that book that resembles what i have is acropora samoensis. is this correct of do you think otherwise?

this was taken without flash and show the corals true color

 

[bradreef]

that would be really tough to even guess on because it doesn't really even have a growth form yet..

 

[bradreef]

Sammy's have uniform coralites if I remember. so not that..

 

[bradreef]

you will have to see how it grows out. could be macrostoma, could end up many things.. never know.

 

[NaH2O]

typo - welcome to Reef Frontiers!!!

 

[mojoreef]

Kinda looks like a roseria.


Mike

 

[kevinpo]

Hello and welcome to RF!

Your pictures are not clear enough to make out the corallites very well. Near the bottom of the picture some of the corallites look like A. sarmentosa but I have only seen green or yellow of that species.
A. globiceps may be a good candidate (pg. 317) Notice the wide range of growth forms, especially the detail in plate 5. A. globiceps is well within the distribution area of the Solomons. I think you will have to wait and see how it grows out for a better chance at identification. A nice looking coral no matter what the species

Regards,
Kevin

 

[typo]

eek the pictures are the same! i am not quite right in the head. guess i should set the bong aside when doing these things lol heres a better colored close up much clearer.

i do agree with yall though i think im going to have to let it grow out some to really know.

 

[Clockwork]

I just got these recently from the slomans also . One has blue polyps and the pther white. Do they look like yours . Color is really close.

 

[pete polyp]

looks alot like a PM to me.......but im not too good at id'n acros

 

[big t]

It can only be PM if it can be traced back to Tyree. Nice corals tho guys.

 

[pete polyp]

you got steve's digits?

 

[kevinpo]

I believe it will change growth form drastically in captivity and the polyps will elongate and look like A. granulosa or A. loripes. I could also be wrong, time will tell
The pictures are not clear/close enough to show the corallite detail.

Regards,
Kevin