Is this really a granulosa?

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I purchased a frag of this acro from Peng (a well known deep water collector when he was still in the hobby)….he called it the princess disastah granulosa. I was wondering what others think…..it doesn’t look like a granulosa to me given how hairy the polyps are, but looking for other thoughts on the matter:



The tips are purple / mauve with a white polyp at the growth tip. The base polyps are a nice red color.

Darren
 

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Looks like pink panther to me but I could be wrong
 

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yes, it's a granulosa...........that's a nice colored colony you have there.

I have the same coral but mine is more branchy and doesn't have that kind of polyp extension. Polyp extension has nothing to do with the species type.
 
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@ReefRy, Thanks for the kind words….That is the ora mint pavona. It is a nice structural contrast to acros without the out of control growth of a plating montipora

Thanks all for your thoughts, I guess it is a granulosa!

Darren
 

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Awesome Darren, thanks so much man. I'll definitely be keeping my eye out for it at my lfs.
 

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I have the same coral from Peng, mine doesn’t have the bushy looking polyps. It’s starting to pull a green base in areas, under a Kessil 500x , using some KZ products.
 

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I thought that mine was a granulosa… now I’m not sure :)

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Mine has the bushy looking polyps. PE all day.
 
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