New SPS adds. (Help me name this SPS)

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  1. Indiana Boy

    Indiana Boy Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Hello all. I got a couple of new SPS today. One is a green birdsnest to go along with my pink birdsnest. another is the purple sps seen in this picture. I cannot remember the name of it. Can anyone help me identify it?
    Thanks in advance.
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    Indiana Boy, Apr 8, 2011
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  2. Atticus818

    Atticus818 Eyelash Blennie

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    looks like Acropora samoensis to me.. the green in the front that is, hard to tell what the purple one is
     
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  3. Indiana Boy

    Indiana Boy Coral Banded Shrimp

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    thank you Atticus. The green is a birdsnest and the pink is as well...
    The purple is the one i am unsure about.
     
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  4. Atticus818

    Atticus818 Eyelash Blennie

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    Ah, could be Acropora gemmifera, hard to tell what the polyps look like, any chance of snagging a more close up photo?
     
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  5. Indiana Boy

    Indiana Boy Coral Banded Shrimp

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    No, not with my limited camera resources. Here is a TDS... Dont know if it will help however.....
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  6. Atticus818

    Atticus818 Eyelash Blennie

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  7. jonjonwells

    jonjonwells Great Blue Whale

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    Absolutely not a Gemmiferra.

    It is an acro, just not sure exactly which one. There are a lot of species that looks like it. Without a better picture, it would be extremely hard to narrow down. The difference is usually the shape, size, and orientation of the corralites.

    I almost want to say it is a "deepwater species". I use that term loosely.
     
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  8. Indiana Boy

    Indiana Boy Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Yes, quite similar, just not sure if it is the exact same.
     
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  9. Indiana Boy

    Indiana Boy Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I think it is a Valida
     
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