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drowzee
03/31/2007, 11:48 PM
http://katbalogitz.smugmug.com/photos/136270534-M.jpg
just dave
04/01/2007, 08:48 AM
Buko Joe's Field Of Dreams. :D
Chevrontang25
04/01/2007, 11:38 AM
It looks nice. Some kind of Monti
Kolognekoral
04/02/2007, 12:57 PM
It's a Montipora, possibly M. efflorescens, M. peltiformis or M. flabellata or. These are all just guesses. When it has developed some form it may be easier to identify, but most Montipora can only be truly named through skeletal examination.

Nice colouring!
just dave
04/02/2007, 06:43 PM
It's a good sized colony, that's just a close up and is indicative of how the whole thing looks.
Kolognekoral
04/03/2007, 03:27 AM
OK, assuming there are no outgrowths and it remains an encrusting form, M. grisea is the best bet, as it has these small thecal papillae. The other threee I mentioned, M. flabellata, M. peltiformis and M. efflorescens all tend to produce some upward bumps and are typically not as flat encrusting as M. grisea. None of them form plates, other than the last three can grow out over the edge of their attachment and appear slightly plate-forming.

There is another group of similar species which have much smaller polyps, resembling Porites species. Of those M. millipora could be worth considering.

All require similar conditions and are easy species to keep, as with most Montipora.
just dave
04/03/2007, 03:12 PM
....can grow out over the edge of their attachment and appear slightly plate-forming.


As does this one.