Help identifying this lps

[Jasono]

Hi everyone,
I recently got in an Australia shipment and I received three pieces of this coral. It was labeled as a monti which I know is not what it is. I think it's a cyphastrea but any input would be great. Thank you for looking.

 

[Jasono]

 

[Tahoe61]

@evolved.

It may not be cyphastera, I just can not remember the name.

 

[Jasono]

It's a different one that's for sure.

 

[Jasono]

Potentially a goniopora?

 

[cloak]

Some sort of Turbinaria?

How many tentacles does each polyp have?

 

[Jasono]

Looks like 22

 

[Highgrade]

It does look similar to the Joker Long Polyp monti ASD sells.

 

[drernesto Verified Sponsor]

Looks like a cyphastrea for me

 

[Jasono]

It does look very similar. And I was set that it wasn't a monti lol

 

[evolved]

@evolved.

It may not be cyphastera, I just can not remember the name.

It's Astreopora (which is what ASD is selling too)

 

[Jasono]

I think you may be right

 

[Tahoe61]

It's Astreopora (which is what ASD is selling too)

Thanks I would not remember the name...

 

[evolved]

I am right, but you are entitled to think what you wish.

Total sarcasm aside, it's 100% Astreopora. The exact species is the tricky question, and for that I am not guessing!

 

[Tahoe61]

It does look very similar. And I was set that it wasn't a monti lol

It not a coral you commonly see for sale.. Nice piece.

 

[Jasono]

Thank you very much for your input on it. I knew I had seen that growth pattern before with the raised polyp mounds but couldn't think of what it was.

 

[evolved]

low to mid placement; you'll bleach it easy with too much light.

 

[Jasono]

It'll go next to my assortment of cyphastreas. 3 nice pieces that size are what I received.

 

[zoanutty]

Astreopora Montiporina is the name.

 

[cloak]

I've never even heard of an Astreopora before. You learn something new everyday.