Monti ID please!

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  1. Astrick117

    Astrick117 Stylophora

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    Just picked this up from a fellow hobbyist. Pretty sure it is a monti, but would like to know the type. Its hard to tell from my crappy pic, but it is greenish with little bluish purple polyps.

    Thoughts?
     

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    I believe it is a montipora capricornis.
     
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  3. Astrick117

    Astrick117 Stylophora

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    That's a pretty broad category... any thoughts on the color identification?
     
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    Not sure of the commercial name. It may well be called a blue polyped cap. There are a few names. You might want to look at the big name guys' sites.
     
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    Look up flower petal Monti as a common name.
     
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    I agree with this.
     
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    Astrick117 Stylophora

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    Yea, it looks close, but I haven't seen a purple rim around it yet.

    I guess I will just have to wait and see!
     
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  9. Frick

    Frick Bristle Worm

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    TYREE flower petal monti refers to a Montipora Steve Tyree has lineage too. Like this Tyree Flower Petal Monti Colony :: AtlantisAquarium.net

    Calling it an encrusting montipora for now is fine IMO. but slapping a name that refers to a specific strain is falsifying the coral. Unless you bought this as a Steve Tyree flower petal montipora?
     
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