acan id help please

myownlife · Jul 10, 2014

So I am curious to what kind of acan this is. The one in the front is an acan lord and I am curious about the the green one in the back. The polyps are huge. Golf ball sized. Is this a lord? Thanks

evolved · Jul 10, 2014

Hillae is my gut feel: Acanthastrea hillae

myownlife · Jul 10, 2014

The heads look more defined than what I am seeing in hillaes. Here is a closer pic

poolshark8961 · Jul 10, 2014

myownlife said:
The heads look more defined than what I am seeing in hillaes. Here is a closer pic

My experience agrees... But I also was considering a subspecies of micromussa. Hopefully one of the gurus chimes in.

myownlife · Jul 11, 2014

Anyone else?

Acanholic · Jul 11, 2014

"micro" musa? NO WAY. I guess is a lord. Just bigger.

Acanholic · Jul 11, 2014

Have seen lords with that size of polyps before.

poolshark8961 · Jul 11, 2014

Acanholic said:
"micro" musa? NO WAY. I guess is a lord. Just bigger.

That would be why I said also considering. There are many genetic variations of species out there. There could be any number of reasons for variances. Regardless, it is a monster LPS and after thinking about it, it does look like a lord to me as well.