SPS ID help please

IonicBond · Oct 23, 2017

Can you help me identify this specimen? I realize it is from a sponsor but the photo was sent to me by mistake, and I'd just like to ID this beautiful coral.

DSC reef · Oct 23, 2017

Not sure on the species. I would just message unique corals since it's from them to get a positive ID

XNavyDiver · Oct 23, 2017

It's acropora. What the particular type of acro, I'm not sure.

Crabs McJones · Oct 23, 2017

This one?
http://uniquecorals.com/coral/sps/acropora-sp-ora-verde-acropora-1-25-stock-frag.html

IonicBond · Oct 23, 2017

DSC reef said:
Not sure on the species. I would just message unique corals since it's from them to get a positive ID

I tried and they responded but I was unable to get the name.

DSC reef · Oct 23, 2017

It's a nice piece for sure. I'm sure an SPS expert will chime in.

IonicBond · Oct 23, 2017

crabs_mcjones said:
This one?
http://uniquecorals.com/coral/sps/acropora-sp-ora-verde-acropora-1-25-stock-frag.html

I saw that one, and the body seems more forest in color. The tips and polyps seem right, maybe it's just the lighting.

IonicBond · Oct 23, 2017

Maybe a Valida and I'm overthinking it

BigJim · Oct 23, 2017

My first guess was acropora austera but the branches seem a little thicker. Look up WWC Yellow Tips or Polletti Yellow Tips.

IonicBond · Oct 23, 2017

I think I have arrived at a decision based on BigJims recommendations. Not right on but very very close. I will update when I have the specimen on hand to examine.

DSC reef · Oct 23, 2017

It has an acropora gomezi look to it

jda · Oct 23, 2017

It is a maricultured piece - it is unnamed. Gomezi looks good enough for me too.

IonicBond · Oct 23, 2017

Yeah I was daydreaming of the most intriguing possibilities and found Crown Jewels Acro (tortuosa-gomezi hybrid) and Paletta Tricolor...this being because the polyps are green and the base may have some red(?) The Yellow Tips are close but the polyps are purple. Of course, with our modern day myriad of lighting who knows anymore!

Anyway, I'm pretty excited regardless, very nice looking coral.