Designer SPS scientific naming thread!

[kthehun89]

I've been thinking about this for a long while, but I'd like to compile a list of the specific scientific names of designer SPS, like ORA and Tyree corals. For example, I can tell you that the ORA Blue Tort is an A. tortuosa and the Tri-color is an a. valida.

 

Most things are listed as an acropora sp., which is a general classification. The goal of this thread is to figure out the "sp." of these acros and other SPS. So please, don't post something as "Acropora Sp." as this doesnt help us out to much

 

So, please if you can shed light on the true name of these corals, please post. Hopefully, we can get pictures for each with the designer names and the scientific.

 

let me start

 

 

ORA Tri-color Valida, acropora valida

[squirrelieygrrrl]

woot! ill be back to contribute later. this has potential if we can keep it going.

[kthehun89]

Agreed. Finally found out my favorite SPS' real name:

 

Tyree Pink Lemonade, acropora nasuta

[kthehun89]

another:

 

ORA Red Planet, acropora hyacinthus

[kthehun89]

bump! please contribute if you know any!

[squirrelieygrrrl]

apparantly after digging a bit the purple plasma is an a. formosa

 

[Markushka]

Awesome thread!

[squirrelieygrrrl]

green/blue slimer, a. youngei

 

[basser1]

The ORA Bird of Pardise is a Seriotopora sp.

 

 

 

My favorite "designer" red acro is the Red Dragon. I don't know the scientific name, but I do know it's a smooth skinned deep water acro. Just tonight there was a dude on RC that sold 2 / 1" frags for $300 each!

 

[kthehun89]

The ORA Bird of Pardise is a Seriotopora sp.

 

 

 

My favorite "designer" red acro is the Red Dragon. I don't know the scientific name, but I do know it's a smooth skinned deep water acro. Just tonight there was a dude on RC that sold 2 / 1" frags for $300 each!

 

 

thanks basser! I'd like to find out the sp. part of each of these...I did dig up that the ORA Bird or Paradise is a seriatopora caliendrum

 

and I just learned about the red dragon! amazing!!!

[basser1]

thanks basser! I'd like to find out the sp. part of each of these...I did dig up that the ORA Bird or Paradise is a seriatopora caliendrum

 

 

Thanks! Good to know!

[firefishbrain]

I found this last summer, I great resource when your coral sources are obscure... not 100% definite in the ID's though... but it's at least a lot of fun!!! Acro ID tool: Coralsee

[Dasani]

I like the Spiny cup coral. Pectinia sp. Not sure what the sp. stands for I couldn't find it and I suck with scientific names.

 

I also like Rainbow, Superman, and Sunset monti. Montipora danae.

 

And I like Hollywood Stunner Chalice. Echinopora lamellosa.

[kthehun89]

THANKS SO MUCH GUYS!!! lets keep this going!!!

 

and firefishbrain, I love that website and I have recommended it to allot, but the tool doesnt work fully! I need to email them and let them know. thanks for posting it!

 

and the sp. part is what we are trying to figure out. most places have them listed as Acropora sp. or montipora sp. which just means species I guess. pretty broad generalization

 

wait, the Acro ID WORKS!?! I guess the link to the tool I had was an old one. THANKS SO MUCH!

[squirrelieygrrrl]

nice.

 

now were getting some where!

 

just a thought, if any of you find out the specie name for some thing youve posted try to edit your post with the pic so we can keep the continuity going.

[kthehun89]

hell yeah, lets keep this wave going

 

One of my favorites, the GARF Purple Bonsai, also an acropora valida type

[basser1]

One of my favorites... My ORA Hawkins. This coral grows great and does really well in lower light.

 

Acropora Echinata

 

[squirrelieygrrrl]

the screamin green birds nest. rather common offering but still pretty if you ask me, def one of my favs.

 

Seriatopora guttatus

 

[Dasani]

and the sp. part is what we are trying to figure out. most places have them listed as Acropora sp. or montipora sp. which just means species I guess. pretty broad generalization

I found out what sp. stands for!

drum roll..............................

 

 

 

 

spathulata

 

Found it out of reef builders.

Acropora spathulata, an endemic Australian stony coral which greatly resembles A. millipora. (Carlos Sanchez)

[kthehun89]

while this makes some sense, there is no way that all these acros that are listed as that are the same species.

 

look at the ORA website, it has the tenius listed as a acropora sp.

 

http://www.orafarm.com/corals.html

 

fishy...rather...corally

[squirrelieygrrrl]

uhm.... guys?

 

sp. stands for species.

[Dasani]

uhm.... guys?

 

sp. stands for species.

Any proof of this?

[kthehun89]

Any proof of this?

 

while it'd be hard to prove it, it is very easy to disprove that it means spathulata. Too many things that are clearly other acropora species are listed as sp...

[squirrelieygrrrl]

their genus is acropora.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_classification

 

sp., an abbreviation for species used in place of a specific epithet in a species name

[kthehun89]

also, here's the reefbuilders article. not once does it reference the "sp." part, it merely distingushis the spathulata from millepora

 

http://reefbuilders.com/2010/09/08/acropor...emic-australia/