Sps type? Help please.

[bobby.w.hodges]

This was sold to me as "green acro" I'm interested to know more about it, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Dystinction]

Don't believe that's an Acropora.
I believe it is either an Anacropora or a Branching Montipora.
Leaning more towards the Monti due to the polyps, but have faith....a real pro will chime in and nail it for you!

 

[Redox]

Hydnopora

 

[Redox]

Yes Montipora is it

 

[minus9]

Looks like M. porites to me

 

[Redox]

Looks like M. porites to me

I believe you nailed it

 

[duke62]

If you didn’t know if that was a acro or not you are better off with the porites

 

[Drysea]

Looks like montipora spongodes

 

[minus9]

Looks like montipora spongodes

That was my first thought and it could very well be. It's definitely more common than m. porites is, but spongodes seems to be smoother and not so ridged like the OP's. It's like a branching danae.

 

[adtravels]

100% montipora

 

[DSC reef]

That's a tough one, definitely montipora. Possibly montipora capitata.

 

[C. Eymann]

+1 M. capitata

 

[bobby.w.hodges]

After googling montipora porites, it looks closest to that, search also revealed that in 2008 it was put on a red list for being a near threatened species.

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Established in 1964, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species.

www.iucnredlist.org

 

[Backreefing]

My guess is a montipora appleberry