Some kind of monti...I think

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  1. jlongwell

    jlongwell Spaghetti Worm

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    Picked this up for 15 bucks. I'm 99% sure its some kind of monti. As to what flavor, I'm leaving towards spongodes but I'm not sure.

    I know its hard to positively ID without much visible growth pattern, but is there anything else it could possibly be?

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  2. Aaron.Herk

    Aaron.Herk Sea Dragon

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    I would agree with your assessment.
     
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  3. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    could be, or montipora confusa.
     
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  4. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    Im voting spongodes
     
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  5. Thatgrimguy

    Thatgrimguy Flying Squid

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    I don't think it is, the corallite structure on my confusa is significantly different.
     
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  6. Rawdogz

    Rawdogz Torch Coral

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    i dont think it a spongodes either
     
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  7. Rawdogz

    Rawdogz Torch Coral

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    maybe a Montipora verrucosa
     
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  8. jlongwell

    jlongwell Spaghetti Worm

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    Good guess, but it doesn't really have the almost "bubbly" looking structure of verrucosa (thought, undoubtedly, that may change as it grows).

    I really should have turned it so I could take a picture of the other side where the corallite structure is much more pronounced. Perhaps after work...
     
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