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Can anyone ID these two favia colonies?

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They are both grafted so they were probably sold as "Grafted"... with the different colors, there won't be one "common" or "trade" name given to it.
 

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both Dipsastraea, species cf speciosa
 

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also they're not grafted, they're likely naturally just like that. Dipsastraea often has mottled coloration like this; this characteristic is sometimes used to separate this genus from other similar genera/species like Astrea or ex-Phymastraea.
 

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