Acanthastrea identification

[aquaticcreations]

I think this is an Acanthastrea Echinata, but not sure. I'm wondering what other people would ID it as.

Sorry it's not the best picture, but you can make out what it is. I just got it today, so it hasn't fully opened yet.

[tampa-reefer]

remind me of colpopphyllia natans with closed valleys

[aquaticcreations]

colpopphyllia natans is from the Carribean this was not collected there so I'm pretty sure it's not c. natans

I've been researching it and I don't think it's echinata (although thats what it was sold to me as)

I'm leaning towards Acanthastrea Hillae

[davejnz]

My guess would be Favia/Faviites,I dont see any bumpy features typical of Acanthastrea/Musiids

[Juan-Carlos]

Looks like a favia to me nice color on it.

-Jc

[SoKaL ReeFiN]

Another vote for favia.

[Chrismo]

is any skeleton showing?

[aquaticcreations]

No skeleton is showing it's all puffed up I'll try taking another picture

[aquaticcreations]

[davejnz]

that last pic does show some bumpy tissue typical of A.spp,still too hard to tell for me without a skeletal pic.

[jwalters103]

ive got one identical to it and cant id it either. i originally thought it was favia, but the more pics i see, the more im leaning toward
a. hemprichii, a. faviaformis, or a. subechinata

[jwalters103]

i dont know if it will help anyone with the id, but mine puts out sweeper tentacles that are about 4 inches long.


aquaticcreations--has yours put out any sweepers yet?

[aquaticcreations]

j walters- haven't seen any sweepers

There's a little of the skeleton showing I'm taking some pictures I'll post them soon

[aquaticcreations]

Hope this pictures help a little

[jwalters103]

that looks identical to mine and what ive found so far is the more pics i look at, the more possibilities i find of what the actual species is.

good luck getting an accurate id---because id also like to know what it is

[va_reefman]

Based on the pic of the skeleton, it looks like a. subechinata.

Jwalters103,

Acan doens't put out feeding tentacle more than 1/2 or 3/4 of an inch. Yours may be be some specie of favia/favites if the tentacles are too long. Acans tentacles are short and very uniform.

John

[Yinger]

i vote for favia too

[baja_01]

Its got bumps on the septa, its definiently something in the mussidae family.

[Chrismo]

Are the mussids the only family with Jagged septa?

[baja_01]

I am not sure, I just heard that some where. Its very possible thats not true. How about I say, it has bumps on the septa so its can be a member of the mussidae family. I have looked at it more and it lookes llike it might be a Goniastrea of some kind.

You can start looking here if you really want to find out what it is.

[Chrismo]

I tried to do a search of corals with the characteristics of Toothy or jagged septa, but it didnt show any results. I dont think that search works that well.

I've got one I cant identify too. It's not pimpley much at all definitly not as much as yours even, yet has the jagged septa that Acans do. Also it's tentacles usually reach out 1.5-3"


http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...62Acan_XCU.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...662Acan_CU.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...662fav_ech.jpg

[joetbs]

Originally posted by Chrismo
I tried to do a search of corals with the characteristics of Toothy or jagged septa, but it didnt show any results. I dont think that search works that well.

The search doesn't work at all. Its annoying, cos it wont even separate indo/pacific and atlantic.

joe

[davejnz]

I'm having the same proble ID'ing this coral.It has jagged septa as well,but meandering corallites with steep walls,Some Platygyra have jagged septa,so mines probably something in that genus.I always though that only the mussids have them but i guess some Faviids can have them to


http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=485388

[aquaticcreations]

I'm glad this coral is driving everyone crazy and not just me

[brahm]

it's not an acan but it's nice