ID for this acro ?

[Eddie7144]

Got a chunky frag, but forgot the names. Can anyone chime in ? Dont think it's a tort as I have 2 and it looks totally diffrent, any input would be great, tha ks.

 

[CCauthers]

If it wasn't for the complete lack of PE, I'd say it looks like a milli because of the dense shelve like things that the polyps sit in, but I can't quite tell. How long has it been in your tank?

 

[vpoiu1263]

It could be tenuis for me.

 

[Eddie7144]

If it wasn't for the complete lack of PE, I'd say it looks like a milli because of the dense shelve like things that the polyps sit in, but I can't quite tell. How long has it been in your tank?

2 days, just picked them up. PE is hit or miss for me so.e of my sps are shahgy and others never get PE

 

[CCauthers]

It could be tenuis for me.

Yeah if it dosen't get any more PE, I'd say it's some sort of tenuis, its not quite delicate enough to be a tort or even a hycanthus

 

[C. Eymann]

vermiculata would be my guess

Easy way to tell a vermiculata is that it looks like a tenuis but much more compactly spaced corallites. The radial corallites look as if you took a tenuis radial corallite and "pinched it".

 

[CCauthers]

vermiculata would be my guess

Easy way to tell a vermiculata is that it looks like a tenuis but much more compactly spaced corallites. The radial corallites look as if you took a tenuis radial corallite and "pinched it".

Thats actually really cool, I've wanted to know more myself about IDing acro species because you see the names thrown around but no real understanding with them

 

[C. Eymann]

Thats actually really cool, I've wanted to know more myself about IDing acro species because you see the names thrown around but no real understanding with them

Did the vendor say they were the same? because the one on the bottom- greenish yellow , looks like it has a bit different morphology than the blueish purple vermiculata on top.
Kinda looks like a indo maricultured microclados almost.

 

[vpoiu1263]

vermiculata would be my guess

Easy way to tell a vermiculata is that it looks like a tenuis but much more compactly spaced corallites. The radial corallites look as if you took a tenuis radial corallite and "pinched it".

I always can't tell where is the difference from tenuis and vermiculata.
Can you have some obviously pictures for these two species.
Thank you so much.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Its a Blue matrix vermiculata

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

Its a Blue matrix vermiculata

I agree

 

[Eddie7144]

Its a Blue matrix vermiculata

Thank you, was trying for a while to get an ID, could you ID the green one ?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Thank you, was trying for a while to get an ID, could you ID the green one ?

Neon Green Vermiculata

 

[C. Eymann]

Bottom yellow one is a different species I believe, radial corallite structure is different, openings are narrow slits, there is also slight depressions in the middle of the dimidates that vermiculatas dont present.


Top one, like I mentioned, is probably a vermiculata, However, not a "blue matrix"

Blue matrix acro is acropora hoeksemai.

Hope this helps

 

[vetteguy53081]

Bottom yellow one is a different species I believe, radial corallite structure is different, openings are narrow slits, there is also slight depressions in the middle of the dimidates that vermiculatas dont present.


Top one, like I mentioned, is probably a vermiculata, However, not a "blue matrix"

Blue matrix acro is acropora hoeksemai.

Hope this helps

blue matrix vermiculata from battlecorals

 

[C. Eymann]

blue matrix vermiculata from battlecorals

"Blue matrix" has been around for 10+ years, its a old Steve Tyree coral, its definitely not vermiculata. Its been debated whether its Acropora hoeksemai or papillerea. I believe its a hoeksemai.

Vendors aren't a very reliable source when ot comes to ID, but if you notice in the product description on Adams site (Battle corals) he calls it a hoeki, which is a short/nick name for acropora hoeksemai.

here is a reefbuilders article that gives some history behind Tyrees' Blue Matrix Hoeksemai as well as some of his other classic corals

The Hottest Corals of 2006 | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

Not to make you feel old, but ten years ago was when Nintendo brought out the Wii, and Pluto was still a planet. Yeah I can’t believe they did that to Mickey Mouse’s dog either.

reefbuilders.com

 

[Sallstrom]

This is hard. But fun
Here are the corallites of some of the corals discussed in this thread. All are from Veron's book Corals of the World (http://www.coralsoftheworld.org/page/home/).
My first though were A. tenuis on the right, but after looking at the book it looks like it has thicker branches. Perhaps a A. eurystoma. The "blue matrix" discussed above looks like A. tenuis to me. But the more I try to ID some corals, the more uncertain I get

 

[C. Eymann]

This is hard. But fun
Here are the corallites of some of the corals discussed in this thread. All are from Veron's book Corals of the World (http://www.coralsoftheworld.org/page/home/).
My first though were A. tenuis on the right, but after looking at the book it looks like it has thicker branches. Perhaps a A. eurystoma. The "blue matrix" discussed above looks like A. tenuis to me. But the more I try to ID some corals, the more uncertain I get

Matrix definitely is not a tenuis and A. eurystoma and A. tenuis are actually synonymous with eachother now after a reclassification according to Veron.
Eurystoma's range is limited to the Redsea and possibly northern Madagascar, needless to say, we wont be seeing many examples of eurystoma on the hobby.

Pretty sure top one is A. vermiculata
Bottom one could be too, but it shows some radial corallite characteristics that dont have me sold.

A. vermiculata