Whats in a Name?

[SlamaJama]

Is this is green montipora capracornis with blue polyps? not that i dont have an idea already, but im interested in its true or genes name so i can put into database

 

[fritz]

montipora capricornis? The green with blue polyp variety.

 

[alrha]

whatever you want to call it, i want a frag of it!

 

[SlamaJama]

fred...lol

 

[Deanos]

Need Help! Coral ID?

Excerpt: Without question, the predilection to add the species name "capricornis" to any flat, plating, or whorled, turbinate Montipora is my own personal favorite. I once spent five days examining a piece of Montipora, sold to me as M. capricornis, trying to affix a species name to it. I had six separate taxonomic reference sources at my disposal, including some of the original species descriptions for various Montipora species. I used a dissecting scope, a hand lens, a ruler, a micrometer and sketches to help me decipher what species I had. Eventually, I gave up. I could not tell what I had in front of me. To illustrate this point, I looked at the first ten pages of photos from a search on google.com using the search term "Montipora capricornis." I would question the correct identification of M. capricornis on all of them, but of thirty or so sites, only two had what appeared might be the real thing. I then asked members on reefcentral.com to provide photos of corals they believed to be M. capricornis. After receiving a bevy of possible photos, I chose images that were clear enough to see and represented a spectrum of foliose Montipora species. Without question, there are some beautiful corals here, and without question they all display a foliose, plating, or turbinate growth form.

 

[SlamaJama]

so my interpretation of this is that as silly as fred responce was, which emulated my own, is wat i call it....a montipora capricornis with blue polyps....?
ok then...lol

 

[fritz]

and I want a frag of that too, don't care how small.

 

[SlamaJama]

u got it fred, albert...lol

 

[jhale]

i want a frag of freds frag.

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

i want a frag of freds frag.

I want a frag of jhale's frag of freds frag

So about IDing that, I guess it's kind of like whatever we want to call it in the mean time until someone really know how to tell the difference.

BTW, Slama, how should I get the pix to you? If you wanna drop by, I am usually at 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue around 42-50 street between two cafes now. Or, if you have something interesting in your tank for me to see, I can drop by your house as well.

 

[reefman]

i want a frag of wingo's frag of jhale's frag of freds frag :lol2:

 

[Quang]

i want a frag of wingo's frag of jhale's frag of freds frag :lol2:

:lol2: That's how we're saving one reef at a time, baby. :wink1:

 

[alrha]

u got it fred, albert...lol

um, just to clarify, dont you mean "u got it albert, fred...lol" ?

anyway fred, i dont know what's gonna be left of yours, so if you need a frag of mine, let me know. :lol2:

 

[cali_reef]

I think you should call it "Mikey's lucky star montipora capracornis-Limited Edition"

 

[loismustdie]

Here's a pic of mine... plenty to go around if Mike runs out:

 

[ReeferGoneMad]

Are their any complimentary pieces? Lol

 

[sarahandkevin]

A frag of reefmans frag of of wingo's frag of jhale's frag of freds frag sounds really great to me! Im in line

 

[House of Laughter]

looks an aweful lot like this to me - found on the 3rd page of Atlantis Aquarium

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