Acanthastrea pachysepta: Your Orange Lobo is most Likely an Acan!

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Acanthastrea pachysepta is a reclassification of a coral that has stumped us for well over a decade. Formerly classified as a Lophyllia (which now includes all Symphyllia too), the majority of orange lobos exhibit a different color, pattern, morphology and especially behavior than any other typical Lobos. Superficially, the coral formerly known as ‘Lobophyllia’ pachysepta looks pretty much like […]
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