need some ID....

[pnoyreefer]

what kind of monti is this.. deep purple with white polyps?....thanks

 

[House of Laughter]

Definately a monti - might be confusa or undata

House

 

[reefman]

i'm confusa:biglaugh:

 

[Deanos]

Montipora Medley - E. Borneman

Excerpt:

Unfortunately, Montipora are exceedingly difficult, in most cases, to tell apart, especially in small living colonies. Many species may, at first glance, strongly resemble members of the genus Porites. Colors and shapes are also often similar between these two genera. However, Montipora generally have smaller corallites which do not appear "jewel-like" as in Porites. The skeletal teeth project inward in Montipora and outward in Porites, accounting for the difference in appearance. The polyps are unusual in that they seem very "busy," often opening and closing alone or in groups over the course of a day. Although many species comprise the genus, Montipora are found in an unsettling array of colonial formations. To one unfamiliar with Scleractinian skeletal anatomy, the presentation of so many shapes is bewildering. Montipora form branching (digitate), encrusting, plate-like (laminar), massive, convoluted (foliaceous), and even pillar-like (columnar) formations. They can be found in almost all of the common colonial formations that exist in the wild. To further complicate the array, Montipora display to an even greater degree a characteristic common to many corals. That is, they change their colonial form depending on water conditions, lighting and depth. In shallow waters, Montipora may be branching. Left to grow in deeper waters, however, the same coral may begin to adopt a laminar or massive shape. Heavy wave action causes branched species to become more compact. Differing light may result in coloration changes. Multiple growth patterns are common in the same colony, with vertical projections eventually arising from an encrusting or laminar base over time.