Cyan Acro - ID Please?

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Would like to know what species this might be. Cyan bodied Acro (with a hint of maroon) that does well in lower light (~85 PAR - LEDs):

XmasTreeAcro010113.jpg
 
Really hard to say from what you have there. It's possible any of the 300 or more Acropora species could have that color. Just from what i see and the my first guess would be Acropora macrostoma because of the tubular corallites. But there are many other that have that too.
Corals of the World Factsheet and images - Acropora macrostoma
 
I knew it was a long-shot, but I appreciate the guess. To my eye it looks like the quintessential Acro and nothing really sticks out as an identifier. It would possibly help if it were at least a mini-colony so a definitive growth pattern could be observed.

Dana Riddle had published an article where numerous blue-green fluorescent pigments were examined. The low-light clade which expresses well at 80 PAR, cyan fluorescent pigment 483, is known in A. pulchra, but it could also be in many other Acros as well.[h=3][/h]
 

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