Need sps ID please

[gar732]

I picked this up at an lfs a while ago, the growth structure caught my eye. This pic as taken a couple months ago but it's the best one I've got. The color has improved since then, it has turned more green with bright green polyps and light blue tips. I'll try to get a better pic of the whole colony. Please let me know what you guys think.

 

[Connie]

That is a Jacquelineae. Google it and you can find out good info.

 

[gar732]

Thanks but I don't think so. In the pics I found of the Jacquelineae it seems like it grows kind of table like. This seems to grow more like an echinata.

Here is a crappy iPhone pic of the whole colony.

 

[bct15]

Maybe acropora fenneri

 

[PaulKreider]

Funky growth pattern!

 

[spspirate]

Shooting from the hip....maybe a a.turaki

 

[Connie]

Oh, ok. I couldn't tell it was growing straight up from the pic...lol

 

[gar732]

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. I think the biggest difference between mine and the ones mentioned is how the smaller branches grow out making it the main part of the branch more broad and flat than round, if you can understand what I'm trying to saying. You can see it best in the fist pic.

The funky growth pattern was what made me pick this guy up, it was completely brown when I got it. It still has some coloring up to do but it's headed in the right direction. I couldn't capture it's true color with my iPhone, the icy blue tips are nice and green has replaced the brown where it's getting more light. I just moved it up to hopefully see more color.

 

[bct15]

Actually now that I looked at it a second time, i'm fairly certain it's acropora fenneri. Especially after your description.

http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0788

 

[gar732]

Nice, It looks like you might be right. Those close ups of the branches look spot on. Thanks

 

[Connie]

It's beautiful, that much is for sure!

 

[evolved]

Actually now that I looked at it a second time, i'm fairly certain it's acropora fenneri. Especially after your description.

Acropora fenneri. Corals of the World - Photos, maps and information about corals and reefs

I agree