what the heck is this????

[stylaster]

ok after 20 years i have never seen this coral before that i picked up. Bought as an acropora craterformis, but im not so sure. Im thinking astreopora. Any ideas???

 

[Pkunk35]

Looks almost like pagoda with tiny polyps,
Astreopora is good guess, only thing is the coralites seem a little widely spaced but sounds right.

 

[scooterc268]

cyphastrea?


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[Pappy]

cyphastrea?


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+1 is my guess.

 

[stylaster]

pretty sure its not cyphastrea, i have 5 different varietys of that coral. What really throws me is the polyp extension...

 

[Henry C]

I agree on Astreapora cause of the coralite structure and the polyps. They aren't collected often due to their colors. There are a few different species as well. I have one in my reef. I love it. Kinda an old school coral IMO..

 

[Frick]

I forget about Astreopora, I never see them plate like that but Astreopora expansa can do that. Corals of the World Factsheet and images - Astreopora expansa

 

[SPSkeeper]

Astreopora scabra. Out of that family, that genus has the polyps that stick out like little flowers. VERY nice find as they are quite rare!!

I'm sorry but LOL @ Acro sp blah blah, whoever sold that to you better not have a can of zoo poo lol.