http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:43:36 +0000 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:02:11 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=59684 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=490050&title=identify#490050 Author: ReefdUp
Subject: 59684
Posted: October 18 2012 at 6:02pm

Looks like Acropora yongei to me (common name, "green slimer").]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:02:11 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=490050&title=identify#490050 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=489994&title=identify#489994 Author: Dionysus
Subject: 59684
Posted: October 18 2012 at 9:15am

Looks like green slimmer.]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:15:34 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=489994&title=identify#489994 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=489978&title=identify#489978 Author: ReefKeeper78
Subject: 59684
Posted: October 18 2012 at 6:49am

Sweet guys it seems to have pretty big polyps on it but is a good grower.  Anyone care to stab at this one?  I am pretty new to sps so all help is appreciated.

]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 06:49:25 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=489978&title=identify#489978 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=489650&title=identify#489650 Author: ReefdUp
Subject: 59684
Posted: October 15 2012 at 8:19pm

Exactly - there are many species of coral that look pretty much identical on the surface, and without having bare dry skeleton and (sometimes) knowing where the coral came from, it may be impossible to get a 100% ID.

Just like the whole naming insanity with corals, many wholesalers, LFS, and divers mis-ID the corals, or just genericize them. To further complicate matters, corals (and other creatures) are recategorized all the time as well (like acanthophyllia dehayesiana was several different names before its current ID.) ]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:19:16 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=489650&title=identify#489650 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=489643&title=identify#489643 Author: tfmreefs
Subject: 59684
Posted: October 15 2012 at 7:41pm

I just searched up all three of those types and they all look really really really close...........]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:41:26 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=489643&title=identify#489643 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=489617&title=identify#489617 Author: ReefdUp
Subject: 59684
Posted: October 15 2012 at 5:38pm

Nails12 wrote: Sponodes +1

Why do you think it's M. spongodes rather than M. confusa or M. vietnamesis...especially since identification down to the species level between the three is impossible without skeletal analysis according a the foremost coral ID expert?]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:38:32 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=489617&title=identify#489617 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=489556&title=identify#489556 Author: Nails12
Subject: 59684
Posted: October 15 2012 at 1:37pm

Sponodes +1]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:37:40 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=489556&title=identify#489556 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=489439&title=identify#489439 Author: ReefdUp
Subject: 59684
Posted: October 14 2012 at 7:26pm

Ok, there's no way to tell the difference between M. spongodes, M. vietnamesis, and M. confusa from that picture. In fact, to get a positive ID between those three it would take killing a piece of the coral for a skeletal analysis...and even then it would be difficult. Please consult Veron's Corals of the World for more information on this.]]> Sun, 14 Oct 2012 19:26:29 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=489439&title=identify#489439 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=489437&title=identify#489437 Author: willrileyiv
Subject: 59684
Posted: October 14 2012 at 7:22pm

+1 spongode]]> Sun, 14 Oct 2012 19:22:34 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=489437&title=identify#489437 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=489417&title=identify#489417 Author: ReefdUp
Subject: 59684
Posted: October 14 2012 at 5:24pm

Likely a really browned-out Montipora confusa or Montipora vietnamesis.]]> Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:24:43 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59684&PID=489417&title=identify#489417