Green long polyp Astreopora with purple rim Frags

[RandyO]

I have a coral I believe to be Astreopora. Possibly A. expansa.


Current photo of Mother colony
http://users.adelphia.net/~randyolszewski/images/AstreoporaApril06.jpg

http://users.adelphia.net/~randyolszewski/images/Astreopora2April06.jpg


I received a frag of this coral in April 2004. It was sold to me as a Montipora, but it looked different from any Monti I've seen.

Here's a picture from when I got it.
http://users.adelphia.net/~randyolszewski/images/SunsetApril04.jpg

It wasn't much to look at then.

This is what it looked like after a couple months

http://users.adelphia.net/~randyolszewski/images/SunsetJune04.jpg

This coral was kept for 2 years under 4 110w VHO's, and grew very well.

Here it is in September 2005.

http://users.adelphia.net/~randyolszewski/images/Astreaporafull905.jpg

Closeup of polyps

http://users.adelphia.net/~randyolszewski/images/Astreapora905.jpg



I am selling 1" frags of this coral for 50.00


I usually ship FedEx, but I'm open to other options.

[RandyO]

Here is a description of the coral I believe I have

http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/images/001-100/Large/94-02M.jpg

http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/images/001-100/Large/94-03.jpg

http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/images/001-100/Large/94-04.jpg

Characters: Colonies are flat bifacial plates arranged in tiers or whorls. Corallites are mostly inclined on the colony surface. Coenosteum papillae are fine. Colour: Brown, pink or dark green, usually with pale margins. Similar species: Astreopora myriophthalma on lower reef slopes may become laminar but A. expansa is usually distinctive. Habitat: Shallow reef environments. Abundance: Usually uncommon but conspicuous.


Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Lamberts (1982). Identification guides: Veron (1986), Nishihira and Veron (1995) (both as A. explanata).