Encrusting?

[MojosReef]

This showed up some time back after I lost a big acro to power outage. I removed the acro and found this behind it. It has now coverd the whole rock and I have been asked many time what it is and I have no idea. If any one know let me know. The pic isnt as good as it looked on the camera. If you need a better pic I will have to wait untill I get back home today. Here is the pic.

 

[MojosReef]

Sorry clicked to soon here it is.

 

[EdgeKrusher]

Weird... just tagging along to see what it is.

EK

 

[reefrunner]

Kinda looks like Pavona sp.

 

[BoomerD]

When I first saw this thread, I kept wanting to say porites, but knew it was wrong...I have some of this in a greenish color. Pavona it is...

 

[MojosReef]

Mine is a greenish color also. Just doesnt show up in that pic. Its kinda cool looking since it was a hitchiker. Does anyone have a like or more infor on pavona?

 

[MojosReef]

Just a bump to see if there are anymore opinions.

 

[caja]

Pavona prefers strong random currents and bright direct lighting, but do well under less intense lighting also. It's mainly a photosynthetic coral. It can be aggressive since it does form sweeper tentacles once it begins to encrust.

 

[logical]

Just a thought from the trenches, I'm wanting to guess Pachyseris. I found one on Mye's Reef site that looks suspiciously similar. I could be very wrong, in fact, I'm wrong almost daily!
http://www.moyesreef.com/sps/Pachyseris.html

Any thoughts ? - Bryan

 

[kennerd]

i agree on the Pachyseris.

 

[Pro_builder]

I vote Pachyseris. But, have been wrong numerous times in the past.

 

[Boomer]

I vote also Pachyserisand maybe even a rugosa Elephant Skin Coral

 

[MojosReef]

Thanks everyone, It looks like both of the pic and the link. I will try to get a better pic of it. It reallly looks a lot like that last pic but mine iis a little more green.