ID Me- blueish-green with bright green eyes

manderx · #1 03/27/2006, 05:08 AM

this sat in our LFS for at least 2 months, it was brown with the bright green eyes. finally got someone to split it with me, and now in my tank it's turning blueish-green with the same bright green eyes. now i wish i had gotten the whole thing myself.

pics taken under reeflux12K.

gflat65 · #2 03/27/2006, 08:00 AM

Definitely no pro, but maybe some sort of Acan (almost echinata like, but...) or maybe a Diploastrea(sp?)?

manderx · #3 03/27/2006, 01:35 PM

i have another piece that was sold to me as a diplostrea (and seemed to check-out against pics in books) and it is rougly similar, but different enough that i don't think it's the same.

StrongHandsMcGee · #4 03/27/2006, 02:40 PM

Looks like Diplostrea to me. Trust me, I've seen a lot of them.

Amphiprion · #5 03/27/2006, 03:41 PM

I have a Diploastrea heliopora, and that is not it.

Here are some images. Pay close attention to the closeup. You will note that it is quite different and distinctive in this species. I would have to say some sort of Acanthastrea or other Mussid.

bigevill · #6 03/28/2006, 10:48 AM

looks like a favia brain to me

StrongHandsMcGee · #7 03/28/2006, 11:13 AM

I rescind my previous decision after actually looking at my Diplostrea that's 4 feet away. It kinda looks like some kind of Micromussa or some other mussid.

porky · #8 03/28/2006, 12:06 PM

My guess is Acanthastrea Echinata...
Coral ID page

wpar · #9 03/28/2006, 03:02 PM

I would say that it's not an echinata, although it could be a subechinata. Whatever it is, very nice coral.

Bill