What Makes an Acro a Tort?

[CMO]

Like the title says - what exactly is a tort? Is this a just common name applied to various acros with certain characteristics or is there a scientific distinction?

 

[dz6t]

acropora tortuosa

 

[shred5]

acropora tortuosa

Yep that is pretty much it.

 

[VSVP bet]

scientific name, describes the genus and the species I believe. As stated above, acropora tortuosa.

 

[CMO]

Thanks all. That was simple.

 

[Roid Reefs]

So what defines the Tortuosa?

 

[Sallstrom]

So what defines the Tortuosa?

http://www.coralsoftheworld.org/species_factsheets/species_factsheet_summary/acropora-tortuosa/

 

[dz6t]

http://www.reefedition.com/sps-spotlight-mistaken-identity-acropora-tortuosa-and-its-imposters/

 

[jda]

Lots of people call A. Austera a "tort" too. This complicates it a bit...

 

[dz6t]

Lots of people call A. Austera a "tort" too. This complicates it a bit...

That is very true.

 

[MIKE NY]

Lots of people call A. Austera a "tort" too. This complicates it a bit...

Very true....many think a Miyagi tort is a Tortuosa, but a true Miyagi isn’t.

 

[Ike]

A wide array of corals are often misidentified within the hobby. This is especially true with Acropora and tort, which short for tortuosa, has become a common name for a style of coral more than anything. Pretty unlikely that corals like Cali, and Oregon tort are the same species.