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Originally Posted by ocean diver
This why everything has a Latin Name, when it comes to corals and fish this is what we should be using to make things clear.
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Many corals of the same species come in a variety of colours and also different shapes & growth forms depending on where they are collected from and other variables depending if they are wild or cultured.
Because of this reculate evolution it is often easier for the hobbyist to identify a particular coral by a "given" name rather than the Latin name. Also most exporters & wholesale importers don't always get the latin names correct so most stores don't really know what they actually have other than acropora, montipora, etc. They likely have a species list in the shipment or on the CITIES but it is rare the bags will be marked so they think they have a certain piece but aren't sure which one it is.
For your benefit the "orange grove" is believed to be a variety of acropora Florida.
I do use the Latin names a lot (check the list) however I find it occasionally confuses people more than helps them because let's be honest most people are not experts in coral identification.(nor am I) People can google it but often the pictures are generally of wild reefs & don't match very well and again the colours can be very different. This is one reason why I call my "show stopper) Abroanoides/Robusta because nobody can seen to tell which one of these it actually is and they are both very close.
Just for example - I have the real deal ORA Red Planet available but I think people would be less apt to buy it if I just called it acropora hyacynthus(red).