This rare coral species was collected within Micronesia by Bill Schroer of
Ponape. Bill has quite the eye for rare and exotic coral species. This
encrusting and massive Montipora verrucosa has extremelly large bumps
or verrucae. The coloration of the coral has changed slightly in captivity. It
is now bright green yellow with purple colored polyps. The fragment and colony
images were taken after the coral had been in captivity over 6 months. All polyps
on the parent colony are now colored purple. This coral is currently being
farmed by Steve Tyree and it is located within one of his 125 gallon naturally
filtered Tri-Zonal EG reefs. Fragments consist of loose sections of the massive
growth form. Please note this coral was retired on December 2008 due to the loss of the seed.